Live Exports - Behind The News

These photos were taken at Fremantle Port today. Wide-eyed cows. Terrified. Calling out to each other as they’re transported and then forced up the ramp and onto the old and rusty live export vessel, the Gudali. Their cries are absolutely heartbreaking. This ship holds nearly 4,000 animals. It is bound for Vietnam, where animal welfare protections are weak and the suffering of these poor animals will happen far out of sight of West Australians. These sentient beings did nothing wrong. Yet they a

A horrifying animal welfare crisis is unfolding at sea. Nearly 3,000 cows from Uruguay, including 1,400 who are pregnant, have been trapped on the livestock carrier Spiridon II for almost two months after Turkey refused to let the ship dock due to missing or mismatched paperwork. 💔🐄 Conditions have become so dire that the vessel has now been ordered to return to Uruguay, forcing the animals into yet another month of suffering. Reports indicate that at least 58 cows have died, with many more li

Government supports ‘strong animal welfare standards’ for live sheep export industry