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Background – The facts behind our campaign Campaign Update – What we are doing and how you can help News and Views – The latest developments and other information. Last updated: 3 November 2004 Sources of Information – Additional resources |
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When we think of Australian farming, we tend to think of cheerful stockmen and healthy sheep roaming free across miles of grazing land. However, the sad truth is that some seven million animals are exported live from Australia each year, mainly sheep and cattle, but also goats, pigs, camels and deer, mainly to the Middle and Far East. These voyages take weeks, and during this time animals die from disease and starvation. This was highlighted in the summer of 2003 when the sheep on board the Cormo Express were rejected by Saudi Arabia because of disease and spent some three months at sea. |
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