Key points:The live export lobby believes it can change Labor's mind and keep the trade openbecause of animal welfare concerns.
But Australian Livestock Exporters Council chief executive Mark Harvey-Sutton thinks he can change the new federal government's mind."Particularly since 2019, when Labor took the same policy to the election, the animal welfare performance of the industry has been outstanding and that's across the board."Labor were very clear [during the 2022 election campaign] they had a commitment to engage with industry and so we'll be holding them to that.
West Australian farmer Peter Boyle's entire sheep business is geared for the live export industry and he said he stood to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars if it closed."Normally, we would be purchasing sheep [now] to fatten up for the start of the September opening [of the trade].WA sheep producer Peter Boyle wants clarity on when the live trade will end.
Cruelty ends. Disgusting way to treat animals.
I listened to both sides of the argument, the lack of refrigeration in the receiving markets is no excuse for maintaining the trade, many are oil rich nations, buy a freezer or two and we’ll send you 5 year old mutton by the plane load
What will happen to ABCYourBiasIsShowing now that Labor smashed the Libs?
Your not going to change the Islamic market with packaged product, they will just go to another supplier. With much poorer animal welfare outcomes.
Hope it ends ASAP
Labor will ruin the sheep export industry like they did the cattle export industry under Krudd
It may help the seriously high prices we have to pay for Lamb meat 🍖 in Australia. The most expensive item in the butcher shop.
Lamb chops
If you stop you industry for cruelty reasons then fine. But you then without alternatives you have to take the responsibility for downturns.
Hopefully it will stop and cease the horrific cruelty. Some countries already have done this
They will destroy it.
The government needs all these Experts here in the comments section to be in Cabinet. They're so on to it.
Has Ita Murdoch resigned yet?
It will disappear as it should and be replaced by something better. Local processing for example
Labor is out to destroy small businesses and ensure the new world order comes into effect, you will all own nothing and be happy in this socialist world..
Maybe we can sell it cheaper here. Lol
Value added products onshore?
I don’t like the idea of federal government stamping out an industry that has nothing to do with them wa for wa
Its all in the exporters hands. .If they fix the problems they save the industry. But fixing the problems means less profit.
the Islamites can learn to eat lamb like the rest of us
I bet this is not gonna happen
Ah yes, this is the most important topic to write about, poor farmers who can't be arsed killing their sheep in Australia
With any luck, it'll be phased out, as it should be.