RSPCA accuses government of backflip on welfare for live exports from Australia
by Calla Wahlquist from World news | The Guardian on (#4RC73)
Heat stress guidelines would 'prohibit or substantially reduce' live export during northern summer says new policy document
The RSPCA has accused the federal government of making a "backflip on animal welfare safeguards" with the release of a policy document outlining options for the live export of sheep to the Middle East.
The discussion paper, released on Friday, outlines four possible options to govern the live sheep export trade from Australia to the Middle East from 2020 onwards.
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