Not exact matches
The re-stocking process will
mean that meat production and live
animal exports will fall significantly in 2003/04.
This failure to identify that
animals were pregnant and exclude them from
export meant that heavily pregnant
animals endured the worst possible conditions during the voyage — with the stockman's report revealing heavy seas and cattle unable to rise to their feet.
However by contract, pre-slaughter stunning is not a requirement under the Australian government's live
export regulation scheme (ESCAS), which
means that the vast majority of
exported Australian
animals are still having their throats cut while fully conscious in importing countries.
In addition, ESCAS does not apply to «breeder»
animals and dairy cows who are
exported but not for the purposes of slaughter,
meaning that as soon as they step off a ship, exporters bear no legal responsibility for what happens to them in the importing country.
The relaxation of
animal import laws under the Pet Passport European Travel Scheme
means that commercial breeders abroad are illegally
exporting dogs to the UK with fake passports and paperwork.