Banning the Live Animal Export Trade
Posted by: carolinekate
24th Jun 2011 09:10pm
DeNiro
- 15th Sep 2011 08:34pm
I couldn't agree more. The majority of the public are undoubtedly with us on this one too but neither political party has the guts to stand up to the farm lobby who put profit above ethics and compassion. I have helped Animals Australia to gather signatures for a petition to end this inherently cruel trade and since the 4 Corners program we have had people continually queueing up to sign for the whole time the stall is open. Why oh why do politicians lose their ethics and compassion once they are elected? All the economic arguments used against stopping this trade are the same as those used when machines first replaced workers at the start of the industrial revolution and again when Australia ended whaling about 35 years ago. But in each case those who were displaced eventually found work in other (often related) fields and life went on. So it would be this time. If only there were enough politicians with the guts to put the animals' interests before those of their party.
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