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Australia has resumed exporting live sheep to the Middle East this week

Fifty seven thousand sheep will be sent on the first shipment

Fifty seven thousand sheep will be sent on the first shipment Source: SBS

The live export industry has been under heavy scrutiny since footage of stressed and dying sheep was made public last year.


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By Aaron Fernandes

Source: SBS


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The live export industry has been under heavy scrutiny since footage of stressed and dying sheep was made public last year.



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