We are really pleased that a number of Federal and State MP’s and Senators have taken time out of their busy schedule’s to visit their local Body Shop to find out more about the WSPA live export campaign. One aim of this partnership is to put serious pressure on the government to make positive changes for animals and move towards the alternatives to live export and it seems the message is starting to get through! The Body Shop staff spoke … Continued
What a great week for WSPA’s Move Forward campaign, with news of more MP meetings and media coverage starting to take off. Since our last post on media coverage, we’ve now seen this great article come in about Chantal, Captain for the Casey electorate and why she’s passionate about ending live exports. It’s now more important than ever to keep up this momentum and continue to move the Labor party forward. Jehni from Canning with supportive Western Australian MLA Tony … Continued
WSPA was very pleased to hear of the Labor MPs who have stepped forward, signing a latter authored by Kelvin Thomson, criticising the government’s decision to reinstate live cattle exports to Indonesia without completing its animal welfare inquiry. If you live in one of the following electorates, please phone or email your MP today to thank them for speaking out against the issue, but also encourage them to take further action. Fremantle (WA) – Melissa ParkeCorangamite (VIC) – Darren CheesemanChisolm … Continued
Federal Member for Page, Janelle Saffin is introducing a Private Members Motion to Federal Parliament today, March 21 at 11.50am, debating a potential shift away from live animal exports towards the more humane and economically beneficial alternative of an expanded frozen and chilled meat export industry. Federal MP Janelle Saffin In addition to addressing concerns about the welfare of animals involved in the live export trade, Ms Saffin’s motion covers issues of concern to the meat processing industry and the … Continued
