LIVE ANIMAL EXPORTS WHAT DO YOU THINK?

It's a bit horrible isn't it. A lot horrible.

geez.... they are still doing it



THE first livestock ship to depart WA after the industry’s shaming last week was another horror story, with sheep being trampled and dying — while still docked in Fremantle.

Ms MacTiernan said after being denied access, inspectors obtained a warrant to inspect the vessel, which had arrived in Fremantle from Adelaide, bringing sheep and cattle before loading more animals here.

You beat me to it Deb. There was a report on that in The Sunday Times this morning. There are simply no words strong enough to express my disgust.

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has threatened to ramp up action against the live animal export trade, saying he is open to using state law to block livestock carriers breaching animal welfare standards from leaving the state's ports.



just DO IT Mark McGowan

From the article-

"Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, jumped on board with the project right away, funding the pricey burger.

“I like to look at technology opportunities where the technology seems like its on the cusp of viability and if succeeds there, it can be really transformative for the world,” said Brin."

The only real hurdle is the psychology behind eating a beef steak that wasn't once a cow. I think it's the wave of the future...

As long as it doesn't taste like soy protein I'm open to it. Most of our convenience foods are pumped full of chemicals and additives anyway.

I love a good steak- and one that is produced with minimal impact to the environment- will taste that much better. Cheers!

agreed, as long as it tastes right, i'm in.

this is just not enough imo... it needs to be phased out

 Fairly sure the buyer owns them on the water  , the livestock are insured (natch )
 

And our laws would have no jurisdiction over them anyway.. So it's just a big cop out as usual

though the farmers federation have come out in support of David Littleproud... There are many farmers saying they'd be happy for live export to end

I doubt whether the public will ever have confidence again in the live export trade.

It's enough to make you cry watching the cruelty those poor animals are subjected

to. It needs to be stopped and NOW not tomorrow.

McCarthy could hardly be less independent: 
I dare say he collected a big pay packet whilst turning a blind eye to the horror. He was probably more concerned for his own position which, he surely knew, could be jeopardized if he, as Dr Lynn Simpson had, blew the whistle!

interesting convo from twitter.. it was this Michael McCarthy who wrote the review for the Govt... it was more about finding a way to appease the public than anything else


this is who Michael McCarthy is

Owner/Managing Director
Global Livestock Solutions Pty Ltd (formerly Professional Agricultural Services Pty Ltd)
April 1997 - Present / Brisbane, Queensland
Servicing the livestock industries under the headings of Supply Chain, Food Security, Carbon and Breeding Solutions.

General Manager - Beef Production
Heytesbury Pastoral Company
April 1996 - April 1997 / Brisbane, Queensland
Part of executive management team involved in the strategic decision making for the company that consisted of 14 properties running a herd 235,000 head of cattle.

Livestock Manager
Esperance Land and Development Company (ELD)
June 1988 - July 1992 / Esperance, Western Australia
Responsible for the company's livestock run on ten large properties east and west of Esperance in Western Australia. The property ran over 300,000 sheep and 14,000 cattle. The position required skills in livestock marketing, property co-ordination and staff management.

Sales Complex/Feedlot Manager
Anglo- Australian Foods Pty Ltd
January 1986 - December 1986 / West Kimberley region of Western Australia
Responsible for managing the large Inkata selling complex. The position involved conducting a series of live appraisal sales and managing a pilot-feeding project that utilized feed from the company's irrigation project.



what a sham!!