Latest News
- Temporary layoff announcements at Darling Downs meat processor
- Karumba live exports live another day
- Karumba live-ex facility to close
- Live export buyers may turn to other markets
- Rwanda: Ban on cattle exports lifted
How you can help
Live animal export is immoral, inherently cruel, and indefensible.
With the election finally over, now is the time to make your views known to Kevin Rudd and your local Federal MP and candidate.
Prime Minister Rudd has been willing to right injustices that previous leaders were unwilling to confront. It is now time to right the injustice of live export.
How can you help?
- Tell your MP that you want this cruel trade in animal suffering to end
- Gather support—download our Live Export: Indefensible petition
- Spread the Word online
- Generate press coverage
- Contribute to our campaign to expose and end this suffering
- Order your free Live Export: Indefensible Action Pack
- Give your time – be a voice for Australian animals
- Download our new leaflet and posters
- Make your views known to the world - wear a 'Live Export - Indefensible' t-shirt, or put a bumper sticker on your car
1. Tell your MP that you want this cruel trade in animal suffering to end.
Contact Kevin Rudd - key points to include, sample letter and contact details
Personal letters to politicians have significant impact. Each is noted as an indication of issues that are of public concern. If your name and address is provided – politicians must respond. Local members and candidates are as important as party leaders as they exist to express your views in parliament.
35,000 sheep died en route in 2008 despite industry & government claims that they have the best standards in the world. Equally damning is the belief in the Middle East that Australians (that’s you and me!) approve of their treatment of animals, through Australia’s willingness to supply animals to the region. All animals in the region continue to suffer as a result.
Letters do not need to be long – in fact, you can simply express your opposition to the trade and that you will not vote for a party that supports live animal export.
Click here for letter writing tips
| Contact the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd |
Contact the Agriculture Minister
Tony Burke |
Mail:The Hon Kevin Rudd MP |
Mail: The Hon Tony Burke MP |
| Contact the Prime Minister | E-Mail: Tony.Burke.MP@aph.gov.au |
Fax: (02) 6277 8495 |
Phone: (02) 6277 4548 |
Please also contact your local ALP or Coalition Party candidates to express your opposition to live export. You can find out their details on the following websites:
ALP: www.alp.org.au/people/
Coalition: www.liberal.org.au/locallib/byPostcodeorSuburb.php
You will find contact details for your local Federal MP at: http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/index.htm and in your local phone book. Please send a letter asking him/her to raise the issue in Parliament on your behalf.
2. Gather support—download our Live Export: Indefensible petition.
Animals Australia has already collected hundreds of thousands of signatures opposing the live export trade, making it one of the largest petitions ever tabled in the Senate. We continue to collect signatures from caring Australians calling for an end to this terrible trade. Seeking signatures on the petition is also a great way to keep this issue in front of the community.
3. Spread the Word online!
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Embed our banner into your myspace page, website or e-mail:
(copy the following code to put this banner on your site or e-mail signature)
4. Generate press coverage
Write letters to your local newspapers to express your views on the live export trade and to inform more people about our campaign. Keep letters short, highlighting the key points; the cruelty, and the fact that the presence of Australian animals in the Middle East sends the clear message that Australians must think that cruelty is acceptable – otherwise, we wouldn’t send our animals there.
5. Contribute to our campaign to expose and end this suffering.
Without the financial support of our members and supporters, we would not have been able to expose the cruelty of the live export trade. Animals Australia has visited the Middle East six times, and has informed hundreds of thousands of people about the plight of the animals being sent to endure painful handling and slaughter: the financial support of our members and supporters made this possible. Please join our united voice for an end to this indefensible trade – please sponsor an investigator, donate to and / or become a member of Animals Australia.
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. Order your free Live Export: Indefensible Action Pack
Action Packs include all the materials you need—including leaflets, stickers and a petition—to add your voice to, and to inform others of, Animals Australia’s call to end this cruel trade. The pack contents can also be downloaded from this page - please see above for petition and below for leaflets. Click here to order your free action pack! (Please consider making a donation to help cover the postage and content costs).
You can also choose to download parts of the action pack such as petition and leaflets
*Please note that due to postage costs we are only able to provide the packs for free within Australia
7. Give your time – be a voice for Australian animals.
These animals cannot speak for themselves; their plight has for too long been silently ignored. Join the Animals Australia volunteer network and give a voice to these animals in your local area. You can leave leaflets in local shops, give them to friends and family, and organise a leaflet distribution in your area. We also have Volunteer Packs available free of charge (containing leaflets, stickers, and leafleting tips) for people who want to help end the suffering of these animals—email volunteers@animalsaustralia.org for more details.
Even if you have never done something like this before,
now is the time to speak out for Australian animals.
Please help us to end this indefensible trade in animal misery.