The following blog post was written by Sandie Rawnsley, Campaign Manager for Stop Live Exports, a WSPA Member Society. According to some media reports, over 20,000 people took part in rallies organised by RSPCA and Animals Australia, to end live animal export all over Australia this past weekend. Here, Sandie writes about her experience at the rally in Fremantle. All during Saturday night the rain fell in sheets and at 7.00am on the Esplanade reserve in Fremantle on Sunday, the … Continued
With only two full-time inspectors policing WA’s livestock industry, it is unsurprising to see gruesome sights such as this: Truck drivers transporting the sheep are leaving injured ones to die along the side of the road at the Western Australia/South Australia border. Perth Now recently published an article on the issue reporting that the RSPCA had to set up an inspection point at the border after receiving so many reports of animal mistreatment. This photo comes from Dawn Lowe of … Continued
On Wednesday 10th November at 10.15am, a public hearing will be held by the Environment and Public Affairs Committee into a petition tabled by People Against Cruelty in Animal Transport (now called Stop Live Exports). The petition asks that the Legislative Council investigates the trade with a view to recommending a timeframe within which it can be permanently discontinued. The reasons petitioners were concerned with the trade include animals enduring considerable suffering during shipment, being slaughtered in a cruel manner … Continued
This past Thursday, 23 September, Western Australians gathered outside Parliament House as part of a peaceful protest against the lack of animal welfare enforcement for sheep leaving the shores of WA. Demonstrators showed their support for Lisa Baker, MLA for Maylands who has been lobbying to reinstate the Animal Welfare Inspectorate Unit in Western Australia. Lisa Baker (right) showing compassion for one of Australia’s more fortunate sheep. Dawn Lowe of Animals Angels encouraged the crowd to urge the government to … Continued
Several months ago, we wrote about the dismantling of the Animal Welfare Inspectorate Unit in Western Australia, in which the number of Animal Welfare Inspectors were reduced from 6 to 1. This means that there is now only one person in charge of inspecting all of the millions of sheep that leave the shores of WA. In response, Labor MP Lisa Baker is tabling a grievance against the Government for failing to protect these voiceless animals. A respectful and peaceful … Continued
Roger Cook, MLA for Kwinana in Western Australia was recently quoted as calling Australia’s live sheep export trade “abhorrent”. Said Mr Cook, “I have a couple of concerns. I find the whole notion of live sheep export abhorrent and I am concerned about the welfare of the animals and I’d rather see jobs in relation to meat works kept in WA.” Since the Fremantle Council recently voted to end live sheep exports there has been talk of the trade shifting … Continued
A recent article in Perth Now by Narelle Towie highlights the detrimental changes to animal welfare standards in Western Australia. Towie describes how funding cuts have led to a number of incidents of animal cruelty going uninvestigated and notes that “Armadale MP Alannah MacTiernan [has] labelled policing of WA’s livestock industry ‘a joke’”. You can read the full piece here on Perth Now and leave your comments. Dawn Lowe of the organisation Animals’ Angels – Australia recently wrote a piece … Continued
Last Tuesday activists took to the steps of Parliament House in Western Australia to protest live sheep exports. Organisers from Stop Live Exports were on-hand to present Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren with a petition signed by thousands of Australians who are also calling for a phase-out of the industry.“This is not humane, this is not best practice and this is not how Australia should be treating its animals,” said Ms MacLaren, addressing the rally of about one hundred supporters.SLE Committee … Continued
Next Tuesday the 22nd of June, Fremantle-based organisation Stop Live Exports will hold a peaceful protest on the steps of Parliament House in Perth. The group will present their petition calling for the end to live sheep exports, which has been signed by thousands of Western Australians, to Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren.The gathering will take place at 1:00. Please click the image above to see a larger sized poster. More information can be found on the SLE website at stopliveexports.org.
