Hellish Journeys for Australian Sheep

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care2.com 18 Sep '12, 12am

Hellish Journeys for Australian Sheep

Fewer than 23 million people live in Australia, compared to over 74 million sheep . Once a sheep is no longer producing wool at peak rates, economics dictates what its owner will do: ship it overseas to a country with a higher demand and lower supply. After all, Australians can eat only so much mutton. That “shipping it overseas” part is a lot more problematic than it may sound. In fact, it means torture, starvation and often death for the live “cargo,” as Care2′s Sharon Seltzer has reported . According to Animals Australia and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), “Tens of thousands of animals don’t survive the sea journey.” Animals Australia says that “2.6 million sheep have perished on live export vessels since the trade began.” In 2010 alone, the group reports, 27,000 sheep “died before reaching their destination.” Not that sheep have it s...

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Hellish Journeys for Australian Sheep [link] - I would like to see change in animal practice is boycotting wool the answer?
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Transporte marítimo de ovelhas na Austrália é feito em condições revoltantes! Proteste! Boicote! (texto em inglês) [link]
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