Sentences with phrase «live sheep»

As well as fruit, one seed type will provide live sheep that are destined to become lamb chops.

Legislation, not more regulation, needed to fix problems in live sheep export trade, says Member for Farrer

Animals Australia has noted that «Australia's live sheep trade has operated for over five decades with only those financially invested in the trade having visual access to the conditions and welfare implications for the sheep on - board».

Shadow agriculture minister Joel Fitzgibbon said farmers could actually benefit from the end of live sheep exports.

WESTERN Australian farmers have launched a counter-offensive warning about the sharp economic consequences of banning live sheep exports.

The cost to Western Australian farmers of a ban on live sheep exports could be more than 10 times previous estimates, as much as $ 150 million, according to a report released today.

So, too, for live sheep exporters since the 1990s.

Footage across five shipments to the Middle East shows thousands of sheep suffering severe heat stress; succumbing to heat stroke; sheep caked in melted faeces and urine; injured and sick animals left to die slow and painful deaths; severely decomposed bodies left in pens with living sheep; and pregnant ewes giving birth in awful conditions, and their lambs dying.

«Assuming there are no trade disruptions, live sheep exporters are expected to recover slowly over the outlook period,» ABARES analyst Michael Harris said.

There are, of course, some important differences between Australia's whaling industry and our current trade in live sheep and cattle.

Federal Labor has effectively committed to end live sheep exports with its agriculture spokesman, Joel Fitzgibbon, telling an Adelaide radio station the party does not believe there is a future for the sector.

Deaths on live sheep shipments have historically increased significantly during the months from May to October when sheep are exported from Australian winters to the high heat and humidity of Middle Eastern summers.

They also discuss Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack's gaffe about Treasurer Scott Morrison bringing a budget of goodies, and the ongoing pressure regarding live sheep exports.

Ms Ley said she remained «unpersuaded» by arguments in favour of long haul live sheep exports beyond any transition period for the industry.

Mr Jabbour said the current issue concerning live sheep exports was coinciding with Eid events in many parts of the Islamic world and the religious festival of sacrifice wasn't only confined to the Middle East region.

Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud announces a review into northern summer live sheep exports following the deaths of thousands of sheep on a ship bound for the Middle East.

Evidence released tonight from five routine live sheep voyages shows sheep baking in their own skin, gasping for oxygen, smothered in faeces, unable to lie down to rest, or even reach food or water.

«As the evidence from five routine sheep shipments to the Middle East has revealed, Australia's live sheep trade is consistently breaching OIE guidelines, which Federal live export regulations, are expected to «meet or exceed».»

The future of live sheep exports is in further doubt, with the Federal Opposition now calling for a complete ban on the industry.

The Guardian reported on May 2nd that Opposition Labor Party leader, Bill Shorten, is now vowing to end the live export trade before the government review since «Labor sees no future for live sheep exports.»

With the terrible non-financial costs and risks now visible, are we willing to pay the financial cost of banning live sheep exports?

When exposed on national television, evidence provided by Animals Australia was responsible for a ban on live sheep exports to Egypt.

Liberal MP Sussan Ley says she remains «unpersuaded» by arguments in favour of live sheep exports.

PODCAST: In this Business News podcast Mark Beyer, Matt Mckenzie, and Tori Wilson discuss Synergy and renewable energy, the Atlas Iron takeover, live sheep exports, Bill Shorten's Perth visit, a new report on Kwinana, and the debate over training and apprenticeships.

In this Business News podcast Mark Beyer, Matt Mckenzie, and Tori Wilson discuss Synergy and renewable energy, the Atlas Iron takeover, live sheep exports, Bill Shorten's Perth visit, a new report on Kwinana, and the debate over training and apprenticeships.

The Labor party has pledged that in government it would phase out the live sheep trade, but has not tied itself to a specific timetable.

The Labor Party's promise to ban live sheep exports is being slammed by the Federal Government.

«The live sheep export trade is essential to the livelihoods of thousands of Australian sheep meat producers.

DISSENTING calls to ban live sheep exports within the Coalition government have been backed by the Greens but rejected by David Littleproud.

Even if those changes could be managed, she said, it's unlikely they would be in place for the start of the high - risk export season in July, meaning that live sheep exports to the Middle East during the northern summer may be blocked.

«There have been some suggestions now that because you have dead sheep next to live sheep being unloaded that those sheep are no longer halal,» she said.

Live sheep exports would drop to $ 252 million, their lowest level in 20 years, due to disruptions to the unloading of sheep in Bahrain in last August.

Mr York, whose state represents 85 per cent of the live sheep trade, told AAP after the meeting it was a chance to inform Ms Ley of the economic impact of any ban.

«For decades the suffering of animals has underpinned the operating model of the live sheep trade,» she said in a statement.

«It's important for Australia to continue our exports and the destination for (live sheep exports) is an important destination for Australia in the context of our overall trade and investment relations with the region.

Australia looks set to resume exporting live sheep to Iran, after Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce this week flagged the end of a 40 - year ban following Iran's Islamic revolution.

Pressure within government ranks for a ban on the live sheep trade to the Middle East has increased, with a second Liberal MP calling for the exports to end.

And I used to be the first person to get out of bed in the morning and defend the live sheep trade.»

A live sheep isn't «cargo».

«Whatever the figure might be to assist producers to transition away from the live sheep trade, the scale of the regulatory failure warrants a government structural adjustment package being provided.»

That's how it is now with the live sheep export industry.

A succession of economic reports since 2009, including industry - funded reports, have all concluded the same thing — the live sheep trade is of diminishing value to the economy and to individual sheep producers.

Live sheep exports are putting it at risk.

A detailed economic examination of the current market and available data reveals that transitioning from the live sheep trade is achievable in way that ensures that farmers are not negatively impacted.

Live sheep exports: Agriculture Minister David Littleproud open to ban if review recommends one

It ought to be unnecessary to repeat the long history of concern about the cruelty of the live sheep export trade to the Middle East.

Australia is one of the world's biggest exporters of live sheep and cattle — sending animals for slaughter to the Middle East, South East Asia and North Africa.

Australia's flagship current affairs program, 60 Minutes, broadcasts world - first evidence documented across five «routine» live sheep export shipments to the Middle East exposing terrible animal suffering and widespread breaches of Australian regulations, state laws and international standards.

Using animals to grow human body parts has been done, but how about using a live sheep for dialysis?

Not a live sheep.