Australia suspends the licence for a livestock exporter
One livestock exporter has been blocked by the Australian authorities to carry on its activities as the Agriculture Department has decided to suspend the export licence for an unnamed company operating in this field.
Earlier this year, a footage presented on the Australian media showed severely distressed sheep that died from heat stress while on a vessel provoked a wave of protests against the livestock exporters. and even raised the question if live animal transports should be banned, reports Salaam Gateway.
Australia is one of the world's largest exporters of livestock, sheep accounting for $190 million a year in this type of international commerce. Middle East countries and Indonesia are the main recipients of live animals exported by Australia.
According to the Department of Agriculture, the company that just got suspended will be subject to a full review of its activities. "The laws that regulate the export of livestock include strict requirements to ensure the health and welfare of animals. It is the responsibility of each exporter to ensure it meets those obligations. The department takes those responsibilities very seriously", is specified in a press release of the institution.
From May, new regulation addressed to livestock transporters require that ships carrying live cattle and sheep exports reduce the number of sheep they carried during the northern hemisphere summer and have an independent observer to ensure welfare standards.
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