May 18th, 20188Splash livestock expert Dr Lynn Simpson is disappointed with changes made to the animal export industry in Australia this week. She calls for an end to the trade.
Sheep die every day at sea. They shouldn’t be there.
There is a clear trend that trying to deliver sheep by sea on ships, let alone through hot, humid weather is a...
May 17th, 20180A federal government-ordered review into live sheep exports from Australia – carried out in the wake of a high profile, shocking television documentary - has recommended a major reduction in animals on ships bound for the Middle East during the dangerous hot months in the middle of the year. Animals will have up to 39% more space on...
May 14th, 20182Turkey’s Danube Shipping Company has been fined and will face significant clean-up costs after crew on its 54-year-old livestock carrier, , were caught last week dumping sheep carcasses into the Red Sea. Around 25 rotting corpses washed up near the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada.
The very old ship is understood to have...
May 2nd, 20180Chastened Australian livestock exporters have agreed to cut stocking densities of sheep aboard vessels during northen hemisphere summer months by 17.5% as part of a series of measures aimed at avoiding further animal cruelty scandals.
The Australian livestock export industry is also about to establish a code of conduct and form a...
April 19th, 20180Following a prime time documentary exposé on terrestrial television 12 days ago Australian livestock exporters have now unveiled reform initiatives.
“Industry must lead the way in improved animal welfare outcomes and in building a culture and vision that supports this, in alignment with community expectations,” the chairman of...
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 9th, 20184The Australian livestock exporting community has been in extreme crisis communications mode the past few days as a shocking documentary aired Sunday evening on terrestrial television featuring clips of conditions onboard one ship, the Awassi Express livestock carrier.
The gory clips were filmed by a Pakistani seafarer on five voyages...
April 6th, 20181Ahead of a much-trailed explosive exposé into the Australian livestock trades due to air on terrestrial television this Sunday (see video below) the nation’s federal agriculture minister David Littleproud has belatedly launched an investigation into the deaths of thousands of sheep during an August 2017 transit to the Middle East,...
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...
