Quote:(With all due respects, this reads like the propaganda you accuse me of posting, but from the other side.)
I thought it sounded like propoganda as well msolga.
msolga said
Quote:H Black, L Matthews & K Bremner, "The behaviour of male lambs transported by sea from New Zealand to Saudi Arabia", New Zealand Veterinary Journal, 1994, vol 42 (16-23)
your report is from 1994 12 years ago and NewZealand to boot
I note with interest there are accusations of "under reporting" of mortality rates. Wonder if Livecorp drink in the same pub as AWB
I will leave it to you to trawl the material and sites i have been able to provide here.
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Even with the Cormo Express incident, 2003 saw the lowest mortality rates on record in the livestock export trade. This represents a halving of mortality rates on voyages to 0.11% from 0.34% for cattle and from 2.48% to 0.99% for sheep since 1996.
http://www.woolisbest.com/animal_welfare/live_export/
Following the Cormo Express incident on 10 October 2003 the Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon Warren Truss MP, announced a review into the livestock export industry in response to concerns about animal welfare. Members of the Review were Dr John Keniry (Chair), Dr Michael Bond, Professor Ivan Caple, Mr Lachlan Gosse and Mr Murray Rogers.
The Review examined:
the adequacy of welfare model codes of practice;
the adequacy of regulatory arrangements;
the types of livestock suitable for export;
supervision of voyages to ensure accurate reporting; and
the factors that contributed to excess mortalities on the MV Cormo Express V93.
The Review focused on voyages to the Middle East because of the number of adverse incidents reported in that trade, but also considered exports of sheep, cattle and goats by sea to other destinations.
http://www.affa.gov.au/corporate_docs/publications/pdf/animalplanthealth/Keniryexecsumm0104.pdf
Keniry Report - Executive Summary
Produced 8 reccomendations
Recommendation 7
Government and industry must work cooperatively to secure the agreement of a country in the Middle East region to establish an operational quarantine holding facility by the end of December 2004:
- if such a facility is not available by that time, the livestock trade to the region should be reviewed;
- if animals exported from Australia are not unloaded within 48 hours of the ship berthing, they must be moved as quickly as possible to the quarantine facility; and
- the quarantine facility must allow for testing and analysis of animals in the shipment for final determination, access to a robust and transparent dispute resolution mechanism, and quick destruction of the animals if necessary.
The livestock export trade with Saudi Arabia must not resume until there are robust written conditions determined between the governments of Australia and Saudi Arabia which ensure that:
- Saudi Arabia or the Gulf Cooperation Council is involved at an early stage, possibly pre-embarkation, in approving the health status of the animals;
- testing and analysis of the animals in the shipment at the time of first arrival is transparent and reliable; and
- the animals can be moved to the quarantine holding facility for further determination.
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http://www.woolisbest.com/animal_welfare/live_export/
On each ship carrying livestock to the Middle East:
1) There is a vet and stockmen on board to care for every sheep
2) Each sheep has food and water on demand
3) Each sheep can lie down to rest
4) The air is changed on board twice as much as on a commercial airliner
5) There are special pens for sick animals to get special care.
http://www.affa.gov.au/corporate_docs/publications/pdf/animalplanthealth/animal_welfare/Rep_Parl_Jan_Jun05.pdf
Live-stock Mortalities for Exports by Sea for the Reporting Period 1 January 2005 to 30 June 2005
0.67% (2005)
0.79 % (2004)
0.99% (2003)
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http://www.affa.gov.au/content/output.cfm?ObjectID=9163086D-B7FB-4732-8E58E09A74A721DF
Video of sheep on the "Infamous" cormo express in 1993 in Eritrea where they were finally unloaded.
http://www.livecorp.com.au/download/Cormo_1.wmv