Fw: Action you can take to reduce mistreatment of animals

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[excerpt from the Jewish Vegetarians of North America (JVNA) Online

Newsletter and found at the URL below]

 

 

Action You Can Take To Reduce Mistreatment of Animals

 

Forwarded message:

 

Did you know.....?

More than 6,000,000 Australian sheep and 1,000,000 Australian cows,

horses and goats are shipped to South East Asia and the Middle East

every year, ALIVE?

These animals are crushed together on ships for long sea voyages, taking

weeks or months to arrive at their destination. They are subjected to

heat stress,

sea sickness, disease, injury, starvation, inadequate supervision and care,

ammonia poisoning, on board fires, ventilation breakdowns, storms and rejection

of shipments.

In 2002, more than 73,000 sheep and 17,000 cattle died on board export

vessels.

 

Those who survive the arduous voyage suffer even crueler practices prior to

slaughter: Instead of being herded onto wharfs, they are often thrown from the

ship, sometimes landing 5 metres or more down into waiting trucks, or concrete

loading bays. Those too ill to walk are winched by chains tied around their

foreleg, or by crane-hook inserted into their chest. Often their eyes removed

by human thumbs, leaving the suffering animal in enormous pain.

 

PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION TO STOP THE LIVE EXPORT OF AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS:

http://home.austarnet.com.au/onshu/

 

 

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