We are very excited to announce our ‘Stand Up for Animals’ launch event which will be the beginning of a number of activities we have planned to tell the government that the issue of live exports has not gone away and neither have we! On July 24, we will be launching one of our biggest ever Humane Chain campaigns where we hope to smash a Guinness World Record for the most people ever to stand up with their arms linked. … Continued
If you are one of the many people who have contacted your Federal Member of Parliament about cruel live animal exports, then you most likely have (well you should have!) received a letter in response. These letters can take many different forms depending on the MP, which party they belong to and whether they are using standard responses. The next important step is to respond to this letter to keep this issue on the Government’s radar. We already know live … Continued
The following is a speech made by Mr Steve Georganas, Member for Hindmarsh, South Australia to Parliament yesterday, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 On behalf of many constituents in my electorate I rise to convey to the House their overwhelming desire for an immediate end to live animal exports. Many constituents have contacted me in the last few weeks since the dreadful scenes we saw on the ABC. I have received hundreds of emails from people across my electorate who are … Continued
Since our Move Forward initiative began in October, supporters from all over the country have helped make significant progress towards our aim of changing Labor’s policy on live exports. With volunteer Captains in over 100 electorates, together we’ve been able to achieve: Media coverage across the country where volunteer captains have worked with their local communities to demonstrate their opposition to live animal export An increase in awareness amongst Labor representatives of the benefits of transitioning away from live exports … Continued
Every year in Australia, millions of animals are transported to ports before being loaded onto overcrowded live export ships where they can experience extreme stress, injury, starvation and illness. Roaming Captain Anna Ludvik visited Port Adelaide recently commenting that she was confronted by “just how industrial the port is…with odd noises and smells … it is no place for animals”, yet sadly our animals will continue to experience such conditions until the live export trade is phased out in favour … Continued
There are less than 6 weeks to go until the Federal Labor Conference! This means it’s time for our Move Forward Captains to start focusing more on their goal of reaching out to their local Labor representative and local media. You can get involved Sprinting forward in Victoria’s Lalor electorate, Captain Ben is hosting a Fun Run at the Melbourne Botanical Gardens to raise awareness and encourage people to become “links” in the Humane Chain. If you would like to … Continued
While Australia holds the dubious title of being the world’s largest exporter of live animals for slaughter, the cruel practice is not unique to this country. 10,000 – 12,000 pigs from mainland U.S. are transported to Hawaii every year. During the one-week voyage, pigs are forced to endure cramped, overcrowded and unsanitary conditions; many suffer stress-related illnesses, horrific injuries and diseases (not unlike the conditions faced by Australian animals). Those who survive the trip are then kept in cages in … Continued
Recently we launched our “Move Forward” initiative to encourage the Labor Party phase out live animal exports.We were blown away by the response from supporters and are excited to announce that we now have Captains signed up in 72 different electorates around Australia!And it’s obvious our Captains are excited as well as we’ve been hearing things from them like: “Hey all, just wanted to say it’s really inspiring to see people checking in from around the country, ready to knock … Continued
Sadly, despite incredible recent community outrage over the live export industry and it putting our animals, our existing processing industry and Australia’s reputation at risk, the trade continues, with one of the largest shipments of cattle ever leaving Queensland this week. Also recently the Senate Inquiry into live exports has completed the public consultation process and we are awaiting the outcome. The Bill Farmer Animal Welfare Review report was due at the end of August. We haven’t seen the outcome … Continued
We’ve heard from many supporters in recent days disappointed to hear that the bills put forward by Independent MP Andrew Wilkie and Greens MP Adam Bandt were not passed. This was in part due to the fact that Parliamentarians were not allowed a conscience vote, therefor many MPs who otherwise may have supported these bills were instead expected to vote based on party line. “The Labor Party has a 100 year plus history of debating and voting collectively on bills. … Continued
