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WSPA Concerned About Latest Cruelty Footage from Indonesia

WSPA is extremely concerned about the cruelty footage from last night’s Lateline, as supplied by Animals Australia. The Federal Government’s new supply chain process and sanctions are now being tested for the first time. There is a high level of public focus and interest. Assuming that the animals depicted last night were indeed sourced recently from Australia, WSPA hopes that firm sanctions against a proven offender reinforce the Government’s stated determination to stamp out animal cruelty not just in Indonesia, … Continued

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Encourage These MPs to take Further Action

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

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CATTLE TRADE RE-OPENS TO INDONESIA YET ANIMAL WELFARE NOT ASSURED

WSPA has already been inundated with emails and calls from supporters outraged by Minister Ludwig’s announcement last night that live cattle exports to Indonesia will resume. This announcement comes without any robust details on how animal welfare will be enforced and assured. This is a decision that simply defies logic and WSPA holds grave concerns for the animals that will be slaughtered in Indonesia. Whilst permits will only be granted to live exporters that ‘prove’ the animals can be managed … Continued

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There’s no excuse for inhumanity to animals

The following in an Opinion Piece originally published by the Sydney Morning Herald written by Lyn White, cruelty investigator from Animals Australia, re-published here with her permission. As the investigator who documented the horrendous treatment of Australian cattle in Indonesian abattoirs, no one understands better the distress and outrage so many Australians have felt since this aired on Four Corners. Much of that outrage has been directed at the live export representative bodies Meat & Livestock Australia and LiveCorp. Having … Continued

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10,000 Humane Chain letters sent to MPs against live export since Monday, clearly Ministers announcement hasn’t suppressed welfare concerns

Since Monday’s Four Corners program airing the horrific footage captured by Animals Australia, of tortured Australian cattle in Indonesian abattoirs, there’s been a colossal outcry from the community calling for an immediate end to the trade. Not surprisingly this outcry hasn’t at all been softened since the Minister’s announcement of suspending the trade to just the 11 abattoirs where footage was captured, and an inquiry into the rest. In fact the Minister’s announcement has actually sparked even more outrage, with … Continued

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Minister Ludwig announces suspension of trade to certain facilities following Animals Australia investigation aired on Four Corners

Following the exposure of horrific footage bravely captured by Animals Australia on last night’s ABC Four Corners report, showing cruel treatment of Australian cattle within Indonesian slaughter houses, welfare groups and the meat processing industry are calling for an immediate halt to live cattle export to Indonesia. Jessica Borg, campaigns manager for the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) said: “As an international animal welfare campaigner I’ve witnessed some truly distressing scenes in my time, but even I … Continued

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Don’t miss Four Corners tonight

Tonight at 8:30pm on ABC1, Four Corners will air a report on the live cattle export trade from Australia to Indonesia. The program will air never seen before footage obtained by Animals Australia, revealing the fate Australian cattle face when they reach their final destination. You may have seen that in the lead up to this program the live export industry has recently announced a new “animal welfare action plan”. The Minister for Agriculture has not yet endorsed this action … Continued

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REPORT EXPOSES CATTLE CRUELTY IN INDONESIA

Note: The following press release was released yesterday by the RSPCA. Australian cattle exported to Indonesia for slaughter take an average of four cuts to the throat to die, a new industry-commissioned Report* has revealed. The Report uncovers multiple animal welfare concerns at every stage of the journey from transport to handling to slaughter. The RSPCA’s Chief Scientist Dr Bidda Jones said it’s now clear that conditions for cattle in Indonesia are just as bad as those that face Australian … Continued