Animal activists demand live sheep ban

2 Sep 2011, 11:24 am   -   Source: AAP
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65,000 sheep have been in quarantine for over a week (AAP)

65,000 sheep have been in quarantine for over a week (AAP)

Animal welfare activists will call for sheep to be spared the suffering of live export as more than 65,000 are loaded on to a ship in Port Adelaide.

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Animal welfare activists will call for sheep to be spared the suffering of live export as more than 65,000 are loaded on to a ship in Port Adelaide.

The sheep have been held at a quarantine controlled feedlot near Adelaide for more than a week after spending about 10 days on board another carrier ship which broke down and was forced to return to port.

They will be loaded on to the replacement ship, the the MV Al Shuwaikh, today.

Animals Australia Executive Director Glenys Oogjes says protesters will gather at the port gates calling for the sheep to be spared the suffering and cruel slaughter in the Middle East.

She says due to the already excessive handling of these remaining sheep they'll be more vulnerable to starvation and salmonella infections.

"Many will suffer and die on this further long voyage, of that we can all be deadly certain.

"That the exporter has ordered this reloading is unforgivable."
 

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Emanuels animal abuse

Nicky - from Tasmania, 9 months ago

I don;t believe the Al Messilah ever really broke down, I think that was rampant disease on it which caused the deaths of more than 300 sheep in a few days. Emanuels makes it worse by loading the already traumatised animals onto another ship, and another, and the transit time will be up to seven weeks - then theose who survive will be tortured to death in Qatar

Eat more Tofu

Philip Edwards - from Petersham, 9 months ago

It is hard to believe that in 2011 we still allow the ritual killing of animals according to theocratic beliefs. Just because someone believes in the supernatural they seem to think that they can abuse animals (and humans for that matter). I hear people like Bob Katter say that people will starve if we don't export cattle...... this is shameful rubbish. Just learn to eat food that does not cause suffering to an animal, it's really not that hard, it just takes a selfless approach to life. Tofu

HOLOCAUST

Artie - from Flemington, 9 months ago

Our animals are living a holocaust .

Stop the suffering

HJM - from Australia, 9 months ago

When will humans realize we are not the only living being that matters? We are a cruel society & all this suffering could be stopped if we were not so greedy

CALLOUS

Sophie - from Melbourne, 9 months ago

The routine suffering and death on board every live export vessel again points to the callousness of an industry that is prepared to export live animals regardless of how cruelly they will be treated.

Concerned citizen

Gillian Dent - from Northbridge, 9 months ago

While the politicians bicker, the cruelty goes unnoticed and the suffering continues. Australian leaders WAKE UP !!!

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