You Can Help Ban Live Exports - Now!

[with_open_eyes]

even if you are not from australia, please write an email to say that you will boycott australia until they ban live exports! this is so important!
there is alot of coverage in the press right now so this could be the final nail in the coffin !!!!

please spare two or three minutes in helping the animals.


ANIMAL LIBERATION QLD - ACTION ALERT

Again it was shown on the Sixty Minutes programe last night the Federal Agricultural Minister Mr Warren Truss's total lack of any understanding or compassion for the plight of the sheep on board the Cormo Express. Again he must be shown by the Australian people what we want to have happen here. These animals must be helped!!!!! The idea that they can just sail around the Middle East until a buyer is found is ludicrous. Now they are talking about Pakistan as a possible buyer - where will it all end. It has been reported in today's Courier Mail in Brisbane that the fodder on board the Cormo Express will run out later today what happens now?

If the sheep on board the Cormo Express are to suffered such extreme cruelty from heat, lack of food, ventilation, over crowding and blatant cruelty then let it mean something. Make their suffering the final nail in the coffin of the live export of animals from Australia.

Everyone please send an email, a letter or a fax to the addresses listed below and let them know what you think of the live export animals and the fact it must be stopped NOW. Write letters to your newspapers, call your local radio talkshow, visit your federal member and ask what action are they prepared to take to see the end of this vile trade.

Listed below are the relevant addresses and please send us a copy of any replies you receive.

Hon. Warren Truss MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry
PO Box 283, Maryborough, Queensland 4650
Fax No. (02) 6273 4120 Email: w.truss.mp@aph.gov.au

Hon. Alexander Downer, Minister for Foreign Affairs
Commonwealth Parliament Offices, 100 King William St, Adelaide 5000
Fax No. (08) 8237 7950 Email: A.Downer.MP@aph.gov.au

Hon. Mark Vaile, Minister for Trade
PO Box 330, Taree, NSW 2430
Fax No. (02) 6552 5835 Email: Mark.Vaile.MP@aph.gov.au

And protest to the industry themselves:

Mr Kevin Shiell, CEO, LiveCorp
GPO Box 3466, Sydney, NSW 1043
Email: kshiell@livecorp.com.au

http://www.animalliberationqld.org.au/Live_Exports.htm

[Kurmudgeon]

I'm going to boycott my own country..... no more Vegemite! No more Fosters!

Oh... wait; they're American products.

But seriously, it's disgusting what is going on. I despise this government.

[DannyKass]

To whom it may concern,
I am writing to express my concern and disgust at the recent incident on the Cormo Express which involved a number of live exports dead.

The sheep on board the Cormo Express suffered such extreme cruelty from heat, lack of food, ventilation, over crowding and blatant cruelty.
I do not think that this kind of behaviour is acceptable, and I also feel that it gives a bad name to the already tarnished Australia.

No one should have to put up with that kind of torture before they die, not even animals. And just because they aren't human doesn't mean they aren't entitled to just a little compassion.

I feel all live exports should be banned, to prevent a sittuation like this occuring in the future. As many instances like this go on, but few are televised. It isn't right to just sail around the middle east with LIVE stock on board until they find a buyer. Not only is it inhumane, but it also can result in the animals getting diseased, dieing, and so on. Which inturn creates a loss of revenue.

Yours faithfully
Danny Kass


Well that's the email I sent.. It's not very good.. But still...
It's so strange I feel weird about signing my own name to anything over the internet (That's obviously not my real name... ) Heh and then it's funny when people reply "Dear Danny"
Heh.. it's the small things that amuse me!

[with_open_eyes]

that's excellent danny! your letter is fine.

i had another friend who said he didn't know what to write either but i said just write what you feel and from the heart. he wrote a pretty damn good letter too, much better than mine.

practise makes perfect right? :)

[with_open_eyes]

you can also sign an online petition here >>>

http://gopetition.com/region/237/2588.html

[michael_veggie]

Well that's the email I sent.. It's not very good.. But still...
It's so strange I feel weird about signing my own name to anything over the internet (That's obviously not my real name... ) Heh and then it's funny when people reply "Dear Danny"

Great letter Danny I mean HAILEY :eek:
I'm also disgusted at the Australian Government once again :brood: I'm gonna type an email.

[Flower]

I wrote to them & signed the petition. This whole thing is very disturbing. Poor sheep. :( :sheep:

[with_open_eyes]

:sheep: says thankyou

[Neta558]

A lot of these exports are going to Israel, so we had a demostration here a few weeks ago. Videos from the exports got to the news, and I hope it made more people think about the subject.
Here's a picture from the demonstration:
http://www.tapuz.co.il/forums/main/ShowImageGallery.asp?path=http://img.tapuz.co.il/ForumsGallery/galleryimages/301gallery_85945.jpg&Id=82607
Thye big sign says "The agriculture minister is sleeping, and we're cpunting dead sheeps"

[rigmarole]

What are these animals being used for, I wonder, when they get to wherever it is they might end up? Can there possibly be any reason other than money to pack large numbers of animals onto a boat with no set destination in mind? They're dessssssspicable! :grr:

but seriously

rigmarole

[rigmarole]

Danny I hope you don't mind that I "borrowed" a couple of lines from your letter. It was good. Here's mine:

Inhumane, selfish, unconscionable are just three of the many words that describe the current practices of live animal export your country currently takes part in.

I will personally boycott and promote the boycott of all products and services that originate in Austrailia until the situation is rectified.

The sheep on board the Cormo Express suffered such extreme cruelty from heat, lack of food, ventilation, over crowding and blatant cruelty.

I do not think that this kind of behaviour is acceptable, nor in fact necessary. I also feel that it gives a bad name to the already tarnished Australia.

Do both the animals and your country a great service and stop live export. Your country has so much more to offer to the world than death and cruelty.

[Neta558]

I believe the animals that stay alive during the export end their lives as meat :(

[with_open_eyes]

yes, the sheep are meat sheep.

to my knowledge, they are not slaughtered in australia because of the religious way of slaughter that they do, i think it is HALAL.

the thing is, in australia it is very multi cultural and we have registered HALAL slaughterhouses that kill the animals in this religious way so these animals *could* be spared this horrendous journey by being slaughtered in australia. :grr:

i thank everyone who is writing in to these people. we must let them know that the WHOLE world disagrees with what they are doing and live exports must stop!

that demo in isreal is awesome to see. thanks for posting about that neta. :up: great photo!

(of course, no slaughter should happen at all, no matter where OR how!)

[Neta558]

BTW, you can also write to the Israeli agriculture minister about this subject, it can realy help support the letters that were already sent to him by local ar activists.
Here's his e-mail: yiskatz@knesset.gov.il
His name is Yisrael Katz.

[with_open_eyes]

Hi everyone,

These contact details for the live export industry might come in handy if you want to send a message and let them know how you feel about it.

Live Export Industry Representatives

Mr Peter Frawley,
Chairman, Livecorp
Postal: GPO Box 3466, Sydney 1043
Australia
Fax: 02 9953 9303
E Mail: peter@frawley.com

Mr Stephen Meerwald
Livecorp Director
Wellard Rural Export Pty Ltd
Postal: P.O. Box 796, Fremantle, WA 6160
Australia
Fax: 08 9335 2388
E Mail: stevem@wre.com.au

Mr Ian McIvor
Executive Director
Australian Livestock Exporters Council (and Livecorp Director)
Postal: P.O. Box 1034, Orange,
NSW 2800
Australia
Fax: 02 6361 9986
E Mail: ianmci@netwit.net.au

Major Export Companies

Mr Peter Dunstar
National Livestock Manager
Wesfarmers Landmark
Postal: 123 Boundary Road
Rocklea QLD 4106
Australia
Ph: 07 3842 7733

Mr Gary Tapscott
Live Export Coordinator
Elders
Postal: 27 Currie Street
Adelaide SA 5000
Australia
Ph: 0408 304 004
E-mail: gtapscott@elders.com.au

Farmer Representatives

Mr Scott Hansen
Executive Director
Sheepmeat Council of Australia
Postal: P.O. Box E10, Kingston 2604
Australia
Fax: (02) 6273 4479

[DannyKass]

Your letters cool Rig!
Too bad it's been 3 weeks... and no reply.. I'm guessing that means no ones read the emails.. :(