Greens decry ‘utter decimation’ of independent observer program for live exports
by Christopher Knaus from World news | The Guardian on (#69159)
Most voyages carrying livestock out of Australia sailed without an observer, with half of those ships claiming they had insufficient space for an extra person
Almost half the live export ships that sailed from Australia without an independent observer claimed there was insufficient space" to allow them onboard last year, new data shows.
The independent monitoring scheme established in 2018 after 2,400 sheep died while being exported by Australian exporter Emanuel Exports has weakened considerably since its resumption from a Covid-related pause, data shows.
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