The Greens have again called for an end to live exports after a report that 4,000 sheep died in half an hour last August on a ‘horror voyage’ (http://yhoo.it/1apMFnH).
It is believed the 4,000 sheep from West Australian farms died due to heat stress on a Livestock Shipping Services shipment to Qatar and the UAE.
Greens spokesperson for animal welfare Senator Lee Rhiannon said: “This is the worst animal disaster at sea in recent history and another damning example of how the government continues to fail animals in the live export trade.