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  RSPCA accuses government of backflip on welfare for live exports from Australia

  

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  Heat stress guidelines would ‘prohibit or substantially reduce’ live export during northern summer says new policy documentThe 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. Continue reading...

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  Romania accused of 'silence' over ship that capsized killing 14,000 sheep

  

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  An investigation into the Queen Hind sinking a year ago is yet to be published and...

  An investigation into the Queen Hind sinking a year ago is yet to be published and the live export trade continues to boomRomania has been accused of “complete silence” over its investigation into the sinking of the Queen Hind last November, which resulted in the deaths of more than 14,000 sheep. Rescuers who rushed to the sinking Queen Hind vessel, which left Romania’s Black...

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  Secret decks found on ship that capsized killing thousands of sheep

  

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  Discovery by salvage divers off Romania raises new questions over EU exports of live animalsSecret decks...

  Discovery by salvage divers off Romania raises new questions over EU exports of live animalsSecret decks for extra animals have been found in a livestock carrier that sank off the Romanian port of Midia in November drowning thousands of sheep, according to the company carrying out the massive salvage operation.Only 180 sheep survived out of the 14,600 initially believed to have been onboard the...

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  'A whole sheep for £18': how live exports are hurting farmers in Romania

  

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  Country’s lack of meat processing facilities means livestock must be shipped to international markets – at...

  Country’s lack of meat processing facilities means livestock must be shipped to international markets – at a high cost to both shepherds and welfare Gheorghe Dănulețiu, also known as Ghiță Ciobanul (Ghiță the shepherd), has more than 500,000 followers on Facebook after he featured in an advertising campaign that went viral, but he leads the modest life of a traditional shepherd.Looking after 1,500 sheep...

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