Urge Your MP to Speak Up Against Live Export

For decades, Australians have been calling for an end to live-animal exports. Investigation after investigation has revealed the egregious cruelty Australian animals are subjected to for this trade, showing sick sheep and cattle caked with waste aboard crowded, heaving ships as they're sent to Asia or the Middle East, before being slaughtered in ways that would be illegal here.

Public and political awareness of this issue is at an all-time high, and we're closer than ever to stopping these boats crammed full of terrified animals from leaving our shores. Will you help?

Image shows Animals transported by sea from Australia to the Middle East.

Animals transported by sea from Australia to the Middle East. © Jo-Anne McArthur / Israel Against Live Shipments

Now as the world deals with COVID-19, scientists are warning of the potential for the live-export industry – with a business model of crowding stressed animals onto filthy ships – to be breeding grounds for the next zoonotic pandemic. Speaking on Australian national television, epidemiologist Marylouise McLaws said that live-animal export "can't be safe" and warned of a "ghastly disease" outbreak.

Then there's the fact that the live-export trade is one of the top 40 carbon dioxide emitters in Australia. Cattle and sheep are often transported thousands of kilometres by truck before reaching the ships, while the empty vessels journeying back to Australia to collect their next load create further emissions. In addition, raising cattle and sheep also generates large amounts of greenhouse gases.

A piece of legislation has been introduced into the senate by Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi that has the potential to change the fate of millions of animals and the course of history. If passed, it would see an end to the export of live animals for slaughter.

This bill must pass through the House of Representatives, and your local member will be asked to vote. Please use this form to urge your MP to support this legislative initiative to end live exports.

You may use the provided text, but your message will carry more weight if you write your own customised message and subject line. Personalised letters always work best.

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Dear {contact_data~title} {contact_data~lastName},
 
I'm writing to urge you to support the Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition Bill 2019.

More than 200 million animals have been crammed onto filthy cargo ships over the last 30 years, and more than 2.5 million of them have been trampled to death or have died from dehydration, starvation, or disease.

The suffering doesn't end for those who survive the trip, as animals endure abuse and methods of slaughter that would be illegal in Australia. Many are dragged by their legs, and their throats are cut while they're still conscious. Investigation after investigation has drawn Parliament's attention to this outrageous cruelty, yet no matter how many regulations and reviews are implemented at the taxpayers' expense, animals continue to suffer.

Of further concern is the fact that live-export ships are potential hotbeds for the next zoonotic pandemic. COVID-19 is believed to have originated in a live-animal market, where stressed animals are kept in filthy, cramped conditions and slaughtered. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 75% of new or emerging infectious diseases in humans come from animals. Speaking on Australian national television programme The Project, epidemiologist Marylouise McLaws, who works with the World Health Organization, said that live-animal export "can't be safe" and warned of a "ghastly disease" outbreak.

Then there's the damage to the environment. The live-export trade is one of the top 40 carbon dioxide emitters in Australia. Cattle and sheep are often transported thousands of kilometres by truck before reaching the ships, while the empty vessels journeying back to Australia to collect their next load create further emissions. In addition, raising cattle and sheep also generates large amounts of greenhouse gases.
 
Please, reduce the suffering of these gentle, intelligent animals by supporting this bill to ban live exports.

Yours sincerely,

{user_data~First Name} {user_data~Last Name}
{user_data~Email Address}
{user_data~Address 1}
{user_data~City}, {user_data~Region}
{user_data~Postcode}

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