Why Banning the Live Sheep Trade in WA Will Destroy Regional Australia.

[@rogerg6458]

Some people do not understand farmers. They conscript people to the army, they should also do so for farming so people understand where their food comes from.

[@lukey6534]

The activist types don't care (just want to destroy society) and vego/vegans bleeding heart types basically see animals as deity's. Pretty hard to reason with people like that and will never be content with anything the government does.

[@lukey6534]

I think ya explained the situation pretty well. Over here in the eastern states we don't want WA sheep coming over hear dropping our prices again. If the sheep are cheap the cattle price drops and so does feed grain/ hay prices.

[@Galwayblazer]

You can try to justify live exports any way you want but no one is entitled to inflict cruelty or distress on any animal just because you make money from it , most farmers have a degree of care and compassion for their animals , overcrowding them on to ships where many of them die on the voyages which can take weeks without adequate water or food is just atrocious and you should be ashamed to be a part of such a cruel activity .

[@tjmfarming9584]

You are half correct. Yes, most of us have a degree of care and compassion for our animals. But we can agree to disagree on the sanitary standards of Australia's ships as opposed to our competitors overseas. You think it's bad now? then you'd hate to see the appalling standards of the live export ships from our competing industries overseas. Look up 'The Livestock Collective' on Instagram, or Facebook, and watch a few of their videos taken on the ships in 2024. Then compare that to the footage dating as far back as 2017 that activists are still using to promote their pitiful excuse of a campaign. And if you're still stubborn after doing so, go to Fremantle and physically get on the ship to see for yourself. I am PROUD to be part of the Australian sheep industry, and no keyboard warrior who's never stepped foot on a sheep farm or live export ship is going to change that.

[@Paperthumbtack]

The farmers don’t crowd the sheep on the boats. A different set of people have responsibility for shipping live animals.

[@hazelgrant7020]

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