Phase-out of Live Sheep Exports by Sea
Submission overview
A formal process of phasing out live sheep exports has been a long time coming, but the transition itself is already well underway.
If the Australian Government has accepted this reality and is acting on the concerns of the Australian community in adopting the phase-out policy, it is incumbent upon them to act swiftly in its implementation. For every year the transition period continues, thousands of additional animals will be subjected to the very outcomes the phase-out policy is intended to avoid.
The Alliance for Animals appreciates that implementing any industry transition is a complex task and that there are many factors to consider, but ultimately a phase-out of live sheep exports is a manageable undertaking and one that we sincerely believe will leave the WA sheep industry in a stronger and more sustainable position for the future.
For further background to this and other reforms, please see our report, Building a fairer Australia for animals.
Read our submission
In this submission, the Alliance for Animals puts forward five key recommendations to facilitate a legislated phase-out of live sheep exports.