Following an onslaught of public pressure from across the nation, and the efforts of both Animals Australia and the RSPCA, after just over a week, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has broken her silence and announced a suspension of all live cattle exports to Indonesia. While this news is encouraging and certainly a step in the right direction, we stand firm that this is not enough. In a press conference this morning, Minister for Agriculture, Senator Joe Ludwig stated that a … Continued
Last week, Prime Minister Julia Gillard attended a Community Cabinet meeting at South Fremantle High School. Given Fremantle’s role in live sheep exports, a number of community members attended to show their support for ending the cruel trade. WSPA Member Society Stop Live Exports and their committed volunteers were present, including the always photogenic Levy the Lamb.Also spotted at the event was the very fashionable Michelle, sporting a Humane Chain t-shirt, posing next to Ms Gillard and Fremantle MP (and … Continued
This weekend WSPA staff and volunteers braved the cold weather at the Newtown Market Stalls in Sydney to harness community support for an end to live sheep exports. We reached our goal for the day: collecting 300 signed letters to our new Prime Minister Julia Gillard, urging her to show her support for Australia’s animals by taking a stand against live exports. All in all it was a great day. The citizens of Newtown really got into the Humane Chain … Continued
