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Inquiry into the impacts of the phase out of live sheep exports on NSW

The Alliance for Animals provided evidence to the Inquiry into the impacts of the phase out of live sheep exports on NSW. Our submission focuses on the extensive animal welfare concerns, the overwhelming community opposition to the trade, and the negligible impacts the phase out will have on the NSW sheep industry.

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Make a submission to protect the live sheep export ban

The NSW Parliament has established an inquiry into the phase-out of Australian live sheep exports by sea. The Inquiry presents an important opportunity to ensure your NSW parliamentary representatives are reminded of the cruelty associated with the trade and to convey the community’s overwhelming support for the phase out.

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Historic legislation to phase out live sheep exports passes Australian Parliament

The Australian Senate has today passed historic legislation enshrining the phase out of live sheep exports into law. The Export Control Amendment (Ending Live Sheep Exports by Sea) Act 2024 prohibits exporting live sheep by sea from Australia by 1 May 2028 and unlocks a $107 million industry adjustment package.

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Inquiry into Ending Live Sheep Exports by Sea Bill 2024

The Alliance has made a submission to the Inquiry in support of the Export Control Amendment (Ending Live Sheep Exports by Sea) Bill 2024. Our submission focuses on the fundamental animal welfare issues caused by the trade, the overwhelming public support for the phase out, and the Independent Panel report, which reinforces the viability of transitioning to processed meat exports.

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14,000 Australian Sheep Endure Three Months in Transit but Their Ordeal is Not Over Yet

The Australian Alliance for Animals is calling for an end to live sheep exports and for the Department of Agriculture to commit to full transparency around the conditions faced by thousands of sheep and cattle onboard the ill-fated MV Bahijah, which is due to arrive in Israel today following its latest 34-day voyage.

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Open Letter from Animal Protection Groups to Live Exporters

We, the animal protection sectors in Australia and New Zealand, implore the live export companies trading in Australia to immediately apply a voluntary suspension of all live animal exports to or through the Red Sea while the risk of attack remains, and suspend any extended journeys to the Middle East via the Cape of Good Hope.

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