Campaign to End Australia's Live Export Trade Wins International Award

Animals Australia's efforts to expose the cruelty of the live export trade have been acknowledged by the UK-based internationally respected Marchig Animal Welfare Trust.

Animals Australia has been awarded the prestigious 2007, "Jeanne Marchig Special Programmes Award" for outstanding practical campaigning work either nationally or internationally by an organisation in the field of animal welfare.

This distinguished international award recognises Animals Australia’s success in exposing and revealing to media and the public, the fate of Australian animals exported to the Middle East. Animals Australia’s most recent investigation in the Middle East which featured on the 7.30 Report was funded by the Marchig Trust.

In announcing the Award, the Trust’s Founder and Chairman, Jeanne Marchig, said:

"As in previous years, the Trustees of the Marchig Animal Welfare Trust received a large number of nominations for the Award from all over the world. Nevertheless, in the end the Trustees were unanimous that the “Jeanne Marchig Special Programmes Award 2007” should be made to Animals Australia in acknowledgement of their tireless efforts to protect animals from abuse and in particular the cruel live animal exports trade from Australia to countries in the Middle East.

"This live animal exports trade is brutal and barbaric. It has no place in a civilised and modern country like Australia and should be immediately ended.

"Animals Australia is a worthy recipient of this prestigious Award that carries my name. They are in the front line of the fight to end animal suffering and abuse. Their investigators at great risk to themselves, have to witness and endure horrific and traumatic situations in order to expose the brutal and barbaric treatment that is meted out to Australian and other countries animals caught up in this despicable trade. They are the voice of these innocent animals that have to endure so much cruelty and suffering, before death finally brings merciful relief.

"Through this Award the Trustees of the Marchig Trust recognise and applaud their efforts and I pray that the Australian people will do likewise and get firmly behind Animals Australia, by giving them their support and lobby Australia's politicians to bring an end to the cruel live animal exports trade."

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