Photo by Carla Wiese-Smith
Australia’s Live Cattle Export Ban
By Victoria Frobish
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Video Clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQuj3X5iRyw&feature=related
Objectives
1. Background
2. The Issue
3. The Controversy
4. Stakeholders
5. Views of Stakeholders
6. Current Solutions
7. Future Issues
Background
Background
•Activist Groups• Animals Australia• Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)
•Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)
•Abattoirs = Slaughter Houses
Background
•Australia exported about 800,000 cattle to Indonesia in 2009 at it’s peak
•Exports • Livestock• Cattle – Sheep - Goats
• Breading• Horses – Dear - Pigs
Issue Background
•Largest cattle export to Indonesia
•Indonesia is highly dependent on Australia’s cattle
•Australia is foot and mouth disease free
The Issue
The Issue
•Animals Australia Investigation Documentary aired in May on ABC Four Corner• Mistreatment animals
• Inhumane slaughtering• No stunning
The Issue
•One week after airing live cattle exports to Indonesia were banned
•Cattle were left in limbo
•Two months later theban was lifted to all but 11 abattoirs in Indonesia
The Controversy
Supporters of the ban
•Issue was known for a long time
Opponents of the ban
•Government reacted too quickly
•Animals Australia had video for 30 days before releasing it
The Controversy
Stakeholders
Stakeholders
•Animals
•Australian farmers
•Cattle companies and agencies
•Indonesian Abattoir employees
•Indonesian consumers
•Australian transportation
•Other types of Australian farmers including grain producers
Supporters of the ban
•Animal Cruelty
•No rules or regulations
•Government reacts to public pressure
•Create and enforce rules and regulations• Stunning
•Ban live exports, build domestic market
Supporters of the ban
Problems
Solutions
Opponents of the ban
•Animal cruelty
•No reports of the problem
•Government acted too quickly
•Risk retaliation from Indonesia Government
•Educate how to slaughter humanely
•Tracking system
Opponents of the ban
Problems
Solutions
Current Solutions
Current Solutions
•Rules and regulations
•Educating abroad
•Tracking devices
•Compensation for farmers
Future Issues
Future Issues
•Australian farmers fear ban of live cattle exports in the near future
•Animal welfare groups hopes stunning becomes mandatory in Indonesia
•Could affect Australia’s relationships with other countries
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