Ethics and Morality: Export of Livestock

"The decades-old trade of exporting nonhuman mammals by ship from Australia became a major political issue in 2011, when video taken by animal rights group Animals Australia was broadcast on television, showing Australian cattle being appallingly abused in Indonesian abattoirs. Taking its cue from the unprecedented response from Australians to the 2011 footage, many of whom were haunted by the video images, this article argues that the live export trade may be seen to wrong nonhuman animals according to several key ethical frameworks ... "

"In June 2011, ABC TV's Four Corners program aired footage of the outrageous cruelty and living conditions live cattle within the Australian live export industry experience when exported from Australia to Indonesia ... "

"Veterinarians serve on the front lines working to prevent animal suffering and abuse. For centuries, their compassion and expertise have improved the quality of life and death for animals in their care. However, modern interest in animal rights has led more and more people to ask questions about the ethical considerations that lie behind common veterinary practices ... "

"The Australian Catholic Social Justice Council (ACSJC) is the national social justice and human rights agency of the Catholic Church in Australia ... "

"The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Social Justice Statement for 2019 – 2020, Making it Real: Genuine human encounter in our digital world, affirms the positive possibilities for encounter and solidarity offered by new digital media, while warning of those elements of our digital world that may be harmful ... "

"The Church's social teaching is a rich treasure of wisdom about building a just society and living lives of holiness amidst the challenges of modern society. Modern Catholic social teaching has been articulated through a tradition of papal, conciliar, and episcopal documents ... "

"Catholic Social Teaching is based on the belief that God has a plan for creation, a plan to build his kingdom of peace, love and justice. It holds that God has a special place in this story for each of us, whoever we are. Our part in this plan isn’t just limited to things ‘spiritual’, or things we might do on Sundays, but that it involves every aspect of our lives, from the things we pray about, to how we live as a responsible global citizens ... "

" ... We have only one heart, and the same wretchedness which leads us to mistreat an animal will not be long in showing itself in our relationships with other people ... "

"The article discusses aspects of the live animal trade in Australia. It explores the failure of the legislative system in the country wich came into effect in 2012 to control the live export of animals. It states that Conservatives seldom speak publicly about the export of live animals and, if they do, it is related to their condemnation of the suspension of the trade by Labor Party minister Joe Ludwig in 2011 ... "

"Live animal exports have been, and remain, a contentious issue. Many petitions have been made to Parliament to end the live export trade, such as that presented in November 2012 by Kelvin Thomson MP with 60,723 petitioners ... "

"Animals are not mere cargo. They are living, breathing, sentient beings. Live export cannot be made safe for sheep, cattle or any animal. That’s why the Greens would ban all live export for slaughter ... "