Sentences with phrase «animal exports in»

In contrast, herd re-stocking, following the easing of drought conditions in many areas, is expected to weigh on meat and live animal exports in the near term.

Not exact matches

The re-stocking process will mean that meat production and live animal exports will fall significantly in 2003/04.

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Live export investigations in Gaza revealed animal welfare atrocities on a scale never before seen.

According to figures quoted in the report — recorded up to November last year - Australia exported eight million head of livestock to 18 countries in 1139 consignments, with only 22 incidents of animal welfare concern, since ESCAS's introduction.

THE government's long - awaited review of the Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) has been released today, and according to federal Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce, it indicates Australia is «a clear world leader in the welfare of exported live animals».

«What this review clearly demonstrates is that Australian livestock exported overseas are treated humanely in almost every instance and in accordance with international animal welfare standards,» he said.

He said it also showed that in nine of Australia's 18 live export markets there were no incidents that impacted animal welfare.

Mr Joyce said recommendations from the ESCAS report would support continual animal welfare improvement in the nation's live export industries.

Mr Joyce said since the Coalition government came to office in September 2013 the value of live animal exports has amounted to $ 1.4 billion and «is continuing to break new ground».

In the other nine markets, according to the report, the incidents involved an estimated 0.002 to 1.58 pc of the animals Australia exported to those markets.

According to chairman of ALEC Simon Crean, in just two years of full ESCAS application the Australian livestock export trade has made huge inroads into improving animal welfare outcomes and placed the trade on a stronger footing to support its ongoing vital economic and job - sustaining role in regional Australia.

MacTiernan said she warned exporters about the possibility of animal cruelty charges in 2017 following the release of a mortality investigation into another Emanuel Exports consignment, saying she would feel «morally and legally obliged to investigate».

MacTiernan said she had encouraged farmers to focus on boosting the boxed meat trade to key live export markets in the Middle East and North Africa in light of the «risk» posed by high profile animal welfare violations.

As a result of Animals Australia's investigation in Indonesia last year, new government regulations are now in place that have forced the live export industry to transform itself — adhering to new rules that will make exporting live animals more expensive, more difficult and importantly, more heavily scrutAnimals Australia's investigation in Indonesia last year, new government regulations are now in place that have forced the live export industry to transform itself — adhering to new rules that will make exporting live animals more expensive, more difficult and importantly, more heavily scrutanimals more expensive, more difficult and importantly, more heavily scrutinised.

Australia's sheep and cattle farmers should prepare for a dramatic reduction in the live export trade, Western Australia's agriculture minister has said, as the state prepares to mount an animal cruelty case that could render the trade unprofitable.

Top barristers warned the live export trade's days are numbered; the Australian Greens echoed this sentiment, renewing calls for the trade to be banned; Federal Labor MPs re-ignited the debate for mandatory stunning; and all parliamentarians will get the chance to make this happen when Independent MP Andrew Wilkie's legislation to require stunning for all exported animals is voted on in the coming months.

Under these new regulations, exported Australian animals have to be handled and slaughtered within approved supply chains in importing countries that meet basic animal welfare standards.

In early October 2012, a shipload of cattle left Australia for Mauritius — notoriously the roughest of all journeys for exported animals.

Animals Australia's first investigation in Malaysia has uncovered yet again that live export rules are being broken in a major export market.

Evidence is mounting that Australian government regulations can not protect animals from extreme suffering in the live export trade.

A recent episode of 60 Minutes has captured public attention and the political agenda by airing dramatic video footage from Animals Australia, showing the fate of Australian animals in the live exportAnimals Australia, showing the fate of Australian animals in the live exportanimals in the live export trade.

BREAKING: Live export cruelty too distressing to release publicly has been documented in Vietnam by Animals Australia investigators, where exported Australian cattle have been «sledgehammered to death».

The number of Australian animals exported has declined sharply over the past five years, in large part thanks to the relentless actions of caring Australians.

Mr Joyce has previously described ESCAS as making Australia «a clear world leader in the welfare of exported live animals» due to statistics that showed from a performance report that 8,035,633 livestock were exported with just 12,958 animals — or 0.16 pc — experiencing a potentially adverse animal welfare outcome.

A statement from the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources - the live export industry's «independent regulator» - said Animals Australia provided new information, including video footage, on April 9 this year, alleging ESCAS breaches in Qatar.

Nonetheless, live sales of cattle and sheep are a small slice of Australian meat exports, in part because it is easier to slaughter animals in Australia rather than ship them alive to Asia and the Middle East.

«We are calling on the government and all authorities to stop the export of animals in the Australian winter months heading into vicious summer heat,» an advertisement for the protest said, on Facebook.

Ms Gillard said the government in January had told live export industry more needed to be done to improve animal welfare.

Animals Australia has implored both the Rudd government and LiveCorp / Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) to at the very least reduce the risks posed to exported Australian animals by ensuring that they were not onsold to individual buyers - an outcome that they could legitimately achieve through requirements in export permits and exporter / importer agreAnimals Australia has implored both the Rudd government and LiveCorp / Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) to at the very least reduce the risks posed to exported Australian animals by ensuring that they were not onsold to individual buyers - an outcome that they could legitimately achieve through requirements in export permits and exporter / importer agreanimals by ensuring that they were not onsold to individual buyers - an outcome that they could legitimately achieve through requirements in export permits and exporter / importer agreements.

The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC) is appalled by the treatment of Australian animals in the Middle East and equally appalled that the Australian live export industry is trying to convince the Australian public that the region requires live animals, when in fact they can be slaughtered in compliance with Islamic laws in Australia.

But whether they are from Australia, South America or Europe, while any animal continues to be exposed to all the known risks of live export — and with most still enduring fully conscious slaughter in importing countries — Animals Australia's investigations into this trade will continue.

It is currently playing out in the live animal export sector, where the demise of local processing opened the door for a live export sector, which in turn through its simple business model has compromised livestock welfare and alienated many consumers, reduced employment in Top End towns which once had abattoirs, and added risk to cattle business profitability by providing only one market outlet.

In early 2004 and again in 2006 Animals Australia investigators visited Kuwait and brought the brutal treatment of sheep and cattle in Kuwait at the Shuwaikh abattoir and the Al Rai livestock market to the attention of the Federal government and live export industrIn early 2004 and again in 2006 Animals Australia investigators visited Kuwait and brought the brutal treatment of sheep and cattle in Kuwait at the Shuwaikh abattoir and the Al Rai livestock market to the attention of the Federal government and live export industrin 2006 Animals Australia investigators visited Kuwait and brought the brutal treatment of sheep and cattle in Kuwait at the Shuwaikh abattoir and the Al Rai livestock market to the attention of the Federal government and live export industrin Kuwait at the Shuwaikh abattoir and the Al Rai livestock market to the attention of the Federal government and live export industry.

Evidence of routine abuse clearly shows that the live export industry's attempts to improve animal welfare in destination countries is not working.

The protest follows another example of animal cruelty in Australia's export markets was broadcast on Tuesday's edition of the ABC's 7.30 Report.

Animals Australia chief investigator Lyn White, whose expose of conditions in some Indonesian slaughterhouses forced the Gillard government temporarily to suspend live exports in 2011, said watching the footage was «the worst kind of deja vu».

Animals Australia has also lodged complaints with the Department of Agriculture based on two subsequent investigations in Jordan (in October 2013 and January 2014)-- with evidence presented of ongoing breaches of ESCAS involving the cruel handling and slaughter of Australian sheep outside the supply chain in Jordan — and implicating the same live export company.

In June 2013, Animals Australia investigators documented evidence showing widespread breaches of Australian live export regulations by the exporter Livestock Shipping Services (LSS) in Jordan, with Australian sheep being illegally sold and slaughtered outside of approved supply chains in 26 different locationIn June 2013, Animals Australia investigators documented evidence showing widespread breaches of Australian live export regulations by the exporter Livestock Shipping Services (LSS) in Jordan, with Australian sheep being illegally sold and slaughtered outside of approved supply chains in 26 different locationin Jordan, with Australian sheep being illegally sold and slaughtered outside of approved supply chains in 26 different locationin 26 different locations.

will be presenting a petition to end live export during a joint press conference with Animals Australia, RSPCA Australia and the Australian Meat Industry Employees Union (AMIEU) in Canberra on Tuesday 31st May 2011 to demand that the Gillard Government immediately halts live export to Indonesia and commits to a phase out of the live animal export trade.

In June 2013 Animals Australia was documenting evidence of live export breaches in Jordan when information was supplied about the illegal onward trucking of Australian sheep from Jordan to Lebanon — a country that is not approved to import Australian animalIn June 2013 Animals Australia was documenting evidence of live export breaches in Jordan when information was supplied about the illegal onward trucking of Australian sheep from Jordan to Lebanon — a country that is not approved to import Australian aAnimals Australia was documenting evidence of live export breaches in Jordan when information was supplied about the illegal onward trucking of Australian sheep from Jordan to Lebanon — a country that is not approved to import Australian animalin Jordan when information was supplied about the illegal onward trucking of Australian sheep from Jordan to Lebanon — a country that is not approved to import Australian animalsanimals.

Every year, millions of animals born into Australian care and protection are exported live, only to be killed in countries where there are no protections to safeguard their welfare.

In June 2013 Animals Australia investigators travelled to Jordan after receiving information about the deliberate, widespread and systemic on - selling of Australian sheep occurring in breach of Australia's live export ruleIn June 2013 Animals Australia investigators travelled to Jordan after receiving information about the deliberate, widespread and systemic on - selling of Australian sheep occurring in breach of Australia's live export rulein breach of Australia's live export rules.

Animals Australia and RSPCA Australia joined forces in a call to ban live export now.

Although Tasmania's possums are now saved from the distressing transport and slaughterhouse process, the remainder of the commercial export plan has been given the green light, using animals that have been shot and killed in the field.

Animals are exported to countries where laws do not protect them from extreme cruelty and in some cases, where no animal protection laws exist at all.

Since the investigation footage first aired on Four Corners in May, Animals Australia has stood alongside Andrew Wilkie and Nick Xenophon, and their Live Export Prohibition bill, which calls for a phase out of the live trade over three years with the strictest provisions for the handling of animals during the tranAnimals Australia has stood alongside Andrew Wilkie and Nick Xenophon, and their Live Export Prohibition bill, which calls for a phase out of the live trade over three years with the strictest provisions for the handling of animals during the trananimals during the transition.

And after three years of investigations into the treatment of Romanian animals in Egypt and Lebanon, government officials have finally recognised live export as an issue of significant concern.

Animals Australia has written to the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture seeking answers as to why Emanuel Exports hasn't had their export licence suspended — given the extensive evidence of non-compliance with regulations on ships, and their track record of regulatory breaches in importing countries.

It's not like these governments didn't have cause to keep an eye on our live animal export trade given all the problems the business has experienced year after year, in country after country.