Did you know that Emu oil is harvested from the back fat of Emus? Emus are gentle birds that will resist every step of the way to the slaughterhouse as they are captured, bullied and terrorised. They are shoved onto trucks, deprived of food and water (non-mandatory legislation permits up to 24-hours) then taken to the slaughterhouse. The transportation creates incredible stress on the birds as they’re crammed together – barely able to breathe, let alone move.

Upon arrival, they are herded off the trucks to the kill floor. They are then shot with a captive bolt (rendered unconscious) or electrically stunned and restrained while the sensitive feathers from these birds are pulled out. Barely  standing after this violent torture, with blood streaming from their bodies they are then hung upside-down before their throats are cut – still alive as their blood begins to drain. These are considered the ‘approved’ and ‘humane’ methods in Australia. The terrified emus die in fear via a slow, lingering, painful death.

Despite being a national emblem, and on Australia’s coat of arms, emus are treated merely as a commodity in Australia and slaughtered for the Cosmetic and pharmaceutical companies who scam the public (mainly pensioners) with aches and pains that emu oil is the miracle cure. Emu oil makes millions of dollars at the expense and exploitation of the emu.
Will you please sign this petition and expose this cruelty to get Emu oil banned in Australia