Today, Friday the 3rd of March there was a meeting in Western Australia with Murray Watt, Philip Clyde, Due Middleton, Warren Snowdon and Heather Neill, this meeting was to discuss the phasing out of Live Sheep Export - (OMG I was so excited and waited anxiously for any news)
Around 3pm at work I received a brief message saying Labour were phasing out Live Sheep Export and the panel would deliver a “map out of Live Sheep Exports” in 6 months… I skipped around the mall I worked in telling a number of people who know what I do that we were finally moving forward….
BUT THEN after work I raced to my car to read the article and that’s when I read that the “phase out of Live Sheep Exports, will not happen this term of Labor’s term” OMG, I felt that total devastation like I felt when my Dad passed away.
Oddly enough I have received so many emails and emails from animal welfare organisations who are so happy with the “good” news…but I feel this is just more smoke and mirror…it’s like a bribe and I honestly do NOT think it’s good enough and honestly, my heart hurts badly.
But I know we have to continue to call this government out, we need to let them know WE WILL NOT VOTE LABOR IF THEY DO NOT END LIVE SHEEP EXPORTS THIS TERM…. You can’t just string people along, this government is like a spoilt child, I’ll say what I have to, to get the vote and then tough ……
On a different note Jenny from TALE suggested we email certain people on the 1st Monday of each month. I will provide the email addresses and also a letter to copy paste if you don’t want to write your own letter. we need to let them know we are not happy and we are NOT going away.
The email addresses are: just copy paste into the “to” in your email.
senator.watt@aph.gov.au, minister.watt@agriculture.gov.au, Minister.Jarvis@dpc.wa.gov.au, Senator.David.Pocock@aph.gov.au
and the link to the Prime Minister’s contact page is https://www.pm.gov.au/contact-your-pm
Letter.. (To be emailed this Monday) Please
I’m writing this email to urge you to bring an end to the Live Animal Export trade in the near future.
The Labor government need to make good on their promise and stop sending Australian animals offshore for slaughter.
Live Export impacts oceans, reefs, marine life, climate and jobs which affect the Australian economy. There is no reason remotely good enough to continue sending these animals offshore for slaughter.
“Reduce the Abuse” and end Live Animal Export.
Hundreds of animals perish on these ships, when an animal perishes en route, it has not fed a village, a family or a single person, therefore the animal died in vain.
The other issue with offshore slaughter is jobs lost.
An abattoir closure affects an entire community. Wages earned by abattoir employees are spent in nearby towns, this creates more jobs in rural communities and beyond.
I have spoken to numerous past and present abattoir workers with job losses always being a hot topic.
When these animals leave our shores ESCAS have limited jurisdiction. The footage released from PETA and Animals Australia are absolutely horrendous, animals are not suppose to be sold from the dock but it happens.
Animals are loaded into the car boot in 42+ degree heat and driven for hours to be slaughtered.
Some animals have chilies placed in their eyes, others have their leg tendons slashed so the animal drops, some are stabbed in the eyes and in some abattoirs they use a sledgehammer to kill the animal. This is not slaughter, this is savage torture.
David Littleproud spent $146 million training Indonesian slaughter men how to kill our animals and yet these animals still suffer.
It’s time Australian animals were slaughtered here on home soil, then chilled and flown to their destination.
Mr Albanese don’t turn your back on those of us who voted Labor on your election promise we expect you to be a man of integrity and end Live Animal Export within 12 months, all eyes are on you.
Reduce the Abuse, Stop Live Export. I Stand Against Live Animal Exports.
PERTH: Awareness Day - Murray St Mall (18th March)
11:30-1:30. Please come along and hold a banner.
SYDNEY: Awareness Day - Town Hall (18th March)
11:30-1:30. please come along and hold a banner..