April 18th, 20182Dr Lynn Simpson reimagines the Australian livestock trade scene post-60 Minutes as a horse race. Who will make it past the final furlong?
Regulatory failure, lies and melting to death in a bed of hot sewerage whilst snuggled up to your dead friend’s body.
Could be the promo to a fictional horror film? Unfortunately its...
April 5th, 20186Our livestock expert Dr Lynn Simpson returns today, with some serious questions for Australia’s Department of Agriculture.
I mean, seriously. It’s only a few million live animals and maybe a thousand or so potentially exploited crew who suffer each year.
Most of us haven’t had the ‘pleasure’ (deep sarcasm there folks) of...
February 6th, 20182Dr Lynn Simpson ponders whether environmental rulings might spell the end of much of the livestock carrier fleet.
Here’s a surprise (not), live animal export stinks.
The most commonly raised issue is the stench of animal sewerage buildup and it’s off-gassing in ports or by passing ships. Ammonia (NH3) based smells are the usual...
October 19th, 201710“One sheep becomes multiple swollen, gelatinous and often gas filled slimy lumps with shedding wool, discoloured skin and eyes, tongues, anuses and prepuces that protrude further than you would think possible… until the body pops.” Livestock expert Dr Lynn Simpson returns to Splash with another gruesome installment.
Apologies to...
June 19th, 20172Dr Lynn Simpson returns with a depressing look at horses being shipped around the world.
Horses at sea? Really? I’ve loaded a few. They are very high maintenance and dangerous to crew. The last large amount of horses shipped from Australian shores were for the World Wars, many died of respiratory diseases on the voyage, one dead...
May 31st, 20170It is overdue that an international training requirement for crews of live export ships is implemented, argues regular Splash contributor, Dr Lynn Simpson.
Last month saw Singapore Maritime Week. I had the honour of being invited to the Maritime CEO Forum. I listened as a panel of world-renowned authorities on ship crewing and human...
March 23rd, 20177Dr Lynn Simpson enters the ring in the fight between veterinarians and those she describes as spin doctors.
In this growing age of social media, the appetite for facts is growing. Facts regarding what happens to any animal that is exported live, by ships, is a very hot topic right now as awareness grows...
March 7th, 20172Award winning writer Dr Lynn Simpson warns no ship trading today is perfectly suited to let animals thrive.
As with most imperfect situations or events the ‘enemy’ is usually not an individual - it’s a policy.
One enemy of live exported animals is the lack of an internationally regulated set of standards providing protection...
February 21st, 20172Dr Lynn Simpson, the outspoken Australian vet, is back with her first article for Splash in 2017. She takes a look today at how shipping live animals across the globe could be killing humans in the process.
The world is running out of effective antibiotic options to fight ‘superbugs’.
Superbugs are microbes such as bacteria,...
December 20th, 20164Having created one of the world’s greatest exposés in the history of shipping journalism, Australian vet Dr Lynn Simpson has penned this open letter to the secretary general of the International Maritime Organization.
Dear Secretary General Ki Tack Lim,
I wish to raise some concerns regarding the safety, welfare and health of...
