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Australians expect that on our own shores animals will at least be spared from the terror of fully conscious slaughter.
Though usually illegal in Australia, a loophole is allowing some SA & VIC abattoirs to kill fully conscious sheep for a small ritual slaughter market. When we alerted our supporters that the Primary Industries Standing Committee (PISC) was to consider closing this cruel loophole, a tide of action followed. Almost 20,000 people voiced their condemnation of this cruel practice. Now we need to place pressure on the state Ministers for Agriculture, who will ultimately make the decision on this important issue.
The PISC met on Friday September 23rd where they decided on their recommendation to the Federal and State Agriculture Ministers. It will be the Ministers who have the final say on whether or not Australia will spare all sheep a prolonged painful death in abattoirs on its shores.
The PISC recommendation will not be made public, but the thousands of messages that they have received during the last week will have left no doubt that the community wants to see an end to this practice.
The Ministers will make their decision at the meeting of the Primary Industries Ministerial Council (PIMC) on 28 October. Please click here to send an urgent message to the Ministers to close the loophole and end this brutal practice.
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Animals Australia:
URGENT RALLY - TONIGHT! (27th OCT)
Thursday, 27 October 2011 at 11:58am
Please join us for a peaceful rally TONIGHT at the MCG in Melbourne.
The Primary Industries Ministerial Council will be meeting there for a dinner ahead of the vote tomorrow on closing the loophole in Australian law that is allowing some sheep to be killed while fully conscious.
See here for details http://www.animalsaustralia.org/features/rally-to-end-non-stun-slaughter.php
If you aren't in Melbourne or are unable to attend please ensure your Minister has heard from you URGENTLY! Click here http://www.animalsaustralia.org/take_action/PIMC-non-stun-slaughter/
Thank you and we hope to see you tonight!
The Primary Industries Ministerial Council will be meeting there for a dinner ahead of the vote tomorrow on closing the loophole in Australian law that is allowing some sheep to be killed while fully conscious.
See here for details http://www.animalsaustralia.org/features/rally-to-end-non-stun-slaughter.php
If you aren't in Melbourne or are unable to attend please ensure your Minister has heard from you URGENTLY! Click here http://www.animalsaustralia.org/take_action/PIMC-non-stun-slaughter/
Thank you and we hope to see you tonight!
dilys clarke:
Mandatory stunning
Tuesday, 25 October 2011 at 7:45pm
You can tell alot about a country by the way they treat their animals.
This barbaric practise of slaughter without stunning must be stopped immediately. Animals feel pain too !
This barbaric practise of slaughter without stunning must be stopped immediately. Animals feel pain too !
Ratchada Chiawtada:
The cancer disease came from meat of animal was fearful of death.
Tuesday, 25 October 2011 at 4:38pm
Scientists had say about the cancer disease came from our meat consumption by the animals fear of death was created the poision into the meats then, people consump meat will receive the poision into our body will created the cancer disease. Nowaday, cancer disease kill a lot of people if people didn't change the killing way to stunning cancer disease will came as virus disease easy to spread up to everyone and make life is short as usally.
Helen:
My pain is caused by GREED
Tuesday, 25 October 2011 at 2:26pm
Australia is the great nation it is today because we obtained our statue OFF THE SHEEP'S BACK.
Humans use & abuse animals for PROFIT. Exporting animals without securing a painless death, then expect to continue to trade.
Public outrage appears to fallen on deaf ears.... typical behaviour from our elected represenatives. Rest assured they will hear loud & clear come the next election, the peopl's voices e will be heard at the polling boths. SHAME SHAME SHAME
Humans use & abuse animals for PROFIT. Exporting animals without securing a painless death, then expect to continue to trade.
Public outrage appears to fallen on deaf ears.... typical behaviour from our elected represenatives. Rest assured they will hear loud & clear come the next election, the peopl's voices e will be heard at the polling boths. SHAME SHAME SHAME
boyd hore:
mandatory stunning
Wednesday, 12 October 2011 at 7:58am
we here on this web site are witnessing the evolution of revoultion this is how it starts when governments , dictators , tyrants just keep on ignoring the wishes of the people untill the people take matters into there own hands . iam not saying its going to happen here , but it has all throught out history and only just recently . i will never under stand the BLINDNESS of this government to the plight of these poor animals , and the horrible fate that awaits them .
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Trisha:
Heartbroken
Tuesday, 11 October 2011 at 8:58pm
Our pollies failed the export animals today by only recommending stunning, not enforcing. Time to get onto our next lot of letters and emails, guys. We can win this if we all stay aboard.
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claire voutsinas:
Thankyou animals australia
Tuesday, 11 October 2011 at 11:28am
I would not be strong enough to see and witness what you do,so thank god for strong people like you.
The next generation are the ones to make this a kinder world .
The next generation are the ones to make this a kinder world .
claire voutsinas:
free free brochures
Tuesday, 11 October 2011 at 11:24am
Its only recently that I have been able to stomach reading about the cruelty,and now at last I feel I can do something constructive
I have fur free brochures that I send to retail shops that are selling fur trim garments ,that come from China.Even if it stops one person from wearing fur ,its a help.
Show 1 replyI have fur free brochures that I send to retail shops that are selling fur trim garments ,that come from China.Even if it stops one person from wearing fur ,its a help.
boyd hore:
mandatory stunning
Tuesday, 11 October 2011 at 11:23am
well todays the day , i really hope the government has a heart and goes the way the good people here on this web site pray for it to go . if not whats next revolution if anyone in power ignores the plight of these poor animals i think they should have a little crusie to indonesia and not bother comming back , for clearly they have the indonesians best intertrest at heart not ours
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Rania La Riccia:
so different
Tuesday, 11 October 2011 at 11:05am
I wonder how are we ever going to mix freely with muslims when their attitude to animals for example is so alien and so inhumane.
their profits teach kindness ,yet it does not extend to animals.
Show 3 repliestheir profits teach kindness ,yet it does not extend to animals.
boyd hore:
mandatory stunning
Monday, 10 October 2011 at 5:28pm
i have rang all the senators in nsw all the calls where recieved well , then rang joe ludwigs office and not recieved so well it seems like the lord of pain and death does not like to be bothered by trival things like animal torture . gee these politians move so slow on anything except a pay rise
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Margaret Setter:
Show sheep and cattle some compassion.
Monday, 10 October 2011 at 2:51pm
Ritual killing of animals without pre-stunning represented a set of standards appropriate to the time. This practice is now archaic and cruel, given we have the means to render an animal unconscious before slitting his/her throat. This practice should be abolished by law. Better still, I would urge consumers of animal flesh to include vegetarian meals as part of the diet. It's not so difficult. I know, because I was an omnivore until I was 50 but have been vegetarian/vegan for 26 years.
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Marilia Aydogdu:
It is time to became civilised
Sunday, 9 October 2011 at 8:47pm
Stop facilitating any barbaric treatment to animals. It is long due the day we would have law protecting and respecting rather than using animals for economic purposes of any kind.
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Barbara Lingman:
Ritual Bull-crap
Sunday, 9 October 2011 at 1:44pm
Why is it always, we change our laws to suit migrants who come here to start a new life, but then they want to change our laws so they can feel at home??? No wonder there are racial tensions in this country...our whole way of life is being destroyed to placate the barbarians who have one agenda, and that is to put us on our knees. Ritual Slaughter of our farm animals is just the beginning. Lamberts townsville are selling halel meat, meat from where I might ask?? They have lost me.
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Raelene:
Cruel slaughter practices
Sunday, 9 October 2011 at 12:36pm
My pet sheep died last year at the grand old age of 9 years. I can tell you 100% that sheep have their own distinct and individual personalities every bit as much as cats, dogs, (humans!) and any other animal. The fact that this practice is condoned anywhere in Australia (and overseas) breaks my heart.
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colleen spears:
stunning sheep on and off shore
Sunday, 9 October 2011 at 11:56am
please stop this discusting practice. what has australia and our government come to, I WILL VOTE ANY PARTY O U T IF IT CONDONES THIS.THIS MEANS YOU.
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Trisha:
We are fighting the mighty dollar here
Sunday, 9 October 2011 at 4:19am
The money concern is at bottom of most of the animal abuse within Australia. The wagyu.org website details how one wagyu cow can sell for over four and a half thousand dollars - for one cow. Mulesing is done to sheep because it's cheaper and easier for farmers not to have to crutch and dag their sheep once a year. As for people overseas being crueller than we, what about our own politicians who are allowing this to go on, with the full knowledge that these animals are being tortured so the economy will stay fat. Meanwhile some farmers still take pregnant animals to shows, knowing they will give birth whilst surrounded by a gaping crowd - all in the name of promotional publicity. The buck stops with us right here in Australia if we are to end the suffering of our own animals. It is within our power to keep at our pollies until they ban killing without stunning, and live export (be it for food or breeding stock).
DH:
A great result so far
Saturday, 8 October 2011 at 8:37pm
Guys not sure if you all have received an email from RSPCA advising that last month MP's and Senators received over 50,000 emails requesting compulsory stunning on and off shore for all animals. This is a great result and not to be sneezed at by the Govt.
I know it is not a ban of the trade but one step at a time and with this in place if stunning cannot be guaranteed at an off shore location then the animals just do not leave our shores.
This great response however does not mean we stop but that we keep hammering them with even more requests until they take notice. I do believe there are a lot of good MPs out there that want this in place as much as we do. After all they have to sleep at night also so our constant bombardment with emails, phone calls and letters gives them the ammunition to make things happen.
Show 1 replyI know it is not a ban of the trade but one step at a time and with this in place if stunning cannot be guaranteed at an off shore location then the animals just do not leave our shores.
This great response however does not mean we stop but that we keep hammering them with even more requests until they take notice. I do believe there are a lot of good MPs out there that want this in place as much as we do. After all they have to sleep at night also so our constant bombardment with emails, phone calls and letters gives them the ammunition to make things happen.
boyd hore:
mandatory stunning
Saturday, 8 October 2011 at 12:57pm
iam just so saddened by the way humans treat animals it just makes me think why why why i really hope that apon death there is a judgement day , and the perpertrators of these crimes against animals get there just deserts .
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