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Live ex trade threatens Australian biosecurity

9/1/2016

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Sheep from the Ocean Outback will soon be coming back into Australia for slaughter....which is a blessing for animal welfare.

However, just as with the Al Messilah incident in 2011, it is important to note that this trade, and its disasters, threatens Australian livestock production. Whilst the export ships are disinfected prior to returning to Australia, disinfection can never be perfect when there are surfaces that will accumulate organic matter. Thus to unload Australian animals from these vessels which have transported foreign animals (eg Ocean Swagman is in South America at the moment.....foot and mouth disease?), risks introducing exotic diseases into Australia. Wonder how the average Australian farmer will feel if the live ex trade introduces an exotic disease that wipes out their livelihood. 
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Mandy
14/1/2016 04:47:44 pm

Hi. I have not heard anything about this ship or the animals on board for days. Have they offloaded them yet? Where is this ship now? The media all went quiet on this matter. Are they trying to cover something up?

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VALE
17/1/2016 02:21:58 pm

We wont hear anything unless there is a high mortality incident OR someone requests voyage details under FOI once the voyage is over!
As far as VALE knows, the vessel is near/in the Sunda Strait heading for Vietnam with ETA 25th Jan....so just 27-30 or so days onboard (depending on how many days loading in Freo and how many days discharging in Vietnam) for the poor cattle. And then who knows what fate awaits them? Stunned slaughter, unstunned slaughter or sledgehammering....all possible.
As for the sheep....again who knows? Have they been slaughtered or are they sitting out in Wellard feedlot so they can go through the whole thing again when then the next ship comes in...re-trucked to port, re-loaded, another sea voyage ....etc. Ah this industry definitely has animal welfare at heart.

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