Australia's live export industry has once again revealed its dark heart by lauding the first shipment of Australian cattle to Egypt in four years. Whilst Australian sheep and cattle are not protected from cruel treatment in any Middle Eastern country, Egypt's track record in animal abuse is horrendous. The slashing of tendons and stabbing of eyes to disable cattle still routinely occurs in Egypt. Whilst Australian cattle can now only be killed in one accredited abattoir in Egypt, they still face being tipped almost upside down and having their throats cut whilst fully conscious. If slashing the tendons of cattle is unacceptable in the eyes of the Australian government, then the slashing of the throat of terrified conscious cattle should be equally so.

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