‘Unable to meet the community’s expectations’: Australia to ban live sheep exports in 2028
Written by Tory Shepherd from the Guardian
Government promises $107m package for industry to transition, after years of campaigning against trade
Australia’s live sheep export trade will end on 1 May 2028, the federal government has announced, after years of campaigning by animal welfare advocates.
Labor’s long-held policy to end the sea exports has been opposed by many in the agricultural sector, although the trade has been declining while bans on sending sheep on ships during the Middle Eastern summer were put in place.
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Written by Tory Shepherd from the Guardian
Government promises $107m package for industry to transition, after years of campaigning against trade
Australia’s live sheep export trade will end on 1 May 2028, the federal government has announced, after years of campaigning by animal welfare advocates.
Labor’s long-held policy to end the sea exports has been opposed by many in the agricultural sector, although the trade has been declining while bans on sending sheep on ships during the Middle Eastern summer were put in place.
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