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Exporter escapes penalty for Pakistan sheep massacre
Source: Animals AustraliaView original
An Australian government investigation has failed to hold anyone
to account for the brutal mass slaughter of tens of thousands Australian sheep
last year. Take action below to spare other animals similar fate.
It was the worst live export disaster in history. In September and October
2012, Australians watched in horror as one-by-one thousands of sheep
were stabbed, clubbed and buried alive in muddy trenches in a feedlot
in Pakistan — some still alive hours later. [Watch video: Click HERE. Warning: Graphic images]
The 20,000 Australian sheep had been unloaded in Karachi after being rejected
by their original destination, Bahrain, for disease fears. Inconceivably, nobody
told Pakistan about this rejection and the horror that befell each animal can be
traced back to this one glaring omission.
When the truth inevitably came out in the media, suspicions ran high and the
order to 'cull' the sheep was given. No longer deemed fit for human consumption,
the animals were 'despatched' in the most horrendous way imaginable.
Any proper investigation would have concluded that the exporter's (Wellard)
failure to advise the Pakistan government of the history of this shipment led to
this brutal 'cull'.
Yet Wellard faced no proper investigation and as a result ... will face no
repercussions.
This deeply flawed inquiry has served one purpose
only — to protect the interests of the live export industry.
The Department of Agriculture's report failed to inquire as to why Bahrain rejected these sheep; why they refused to unload them when a government to government agreement should have ensured that they did; why the exporter could elect Pakistan as their contingency plan when it was not even approved to take Australian animals when the ship left Australia; why the exporter did not tell Pakistan authorities that the sheep had first been rejected by Bahrain; and what role this omission played in the brutal cull that followed.
The Department of Agriculture's report failed to inquire as to why Bahrain rejected these sheep; why they refused to unload them when a government to government agreement should have ensured that they did; why the exporter could elect Pakistan as their contingency plan when it was not even approved to take Australian animals when the ship left Australia; why the exporter did not tell Pakistan authorities that the sheep had first been rejected by Bahrain; and what role this omission played in the brutal cull that followed.
The Australian government's live export regulations are supposed to ensure
that when things go wrong — as they do in this volatile trade — those
responsible can be held accountable.
For the 20,000 innocent victims who endured the most terrifying and brutal
death — justice has not been served. What’s worse, the Department of
Agriculture's failure to fully investigate the biggest catastrophe in the already-dismal
history of the live export trade — has effectively given the exporter a 'get out
of jail free card'.
Don’t let this disaster and the government’s failure to take action go
unchallenged. Send an instant message to your MP today urging them to support an
end to this cruel and uncontrollable trade and demand that
responsibility for animal welfare be removed from the conflicted Department of
Agriculture.
SPARE OTHER ANIMALS A SIMILAR HELL. 
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