Voter views on animal welfare are changing and taking the live sheep export trade with them | Gabrielle Chan
Written by Gabrielle Chan from the Guardian
Labor says it will phase out live sheep exports by 2028 – ten years after it first announced the policy. But farm advocates say the timeline is ‘radical’
One of the great contrasts that struck me on recent city visits is the rise of dog culture.
Massive pet warehouses with owners and their dogs waiting outside to buy dog clothes, fancy food, treats, leads, collars, beds, blankets and booties. That is before they are taken to the doggy dentist on the way to doggy daycare or down to the doggy park for a doggy dalliance or perhaps a posh puppuccino.
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Written by Gabrielle Chan from the Guardian
Labor says it will phase out live sheep exports by 2028 – ten years after it first announced the policy. But farm advocates say the timeline is ‘radical’
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One of the great contrasts that struck me on recent city visits is the rise of dog culture.
Massive pet warehouses with owners and their dogs waiting outside to buy dog clothes, fancy food, treats, leads, collars, beds, blankets and booties. That is before they are taken to the doggy dentist on the way to doggy daycare or down to the doggy park for a doggy dalliance or perhaps a posh puppuccino.
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Since you’re here …
… we have a small favour to ask. More people are reading the Guardian than ever but advertising revenues across the media are falling fast. And unlike many news organisations, we haven’t put up a paywall – we want to keep our journalism as open as we can. So you can see why we need to ask for your help. The Guardian’s independent, investigative journalism takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce. But we do it because we believe our perspective matters – because it might well be your perspective, too.
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