"There will be no ban to the live sheep trade in the Middle Eastern summer," he told reporters. Animal welfare activists accused the government of "double standards" on animal protection, calling for a ban on live exports. "If you put tens-of-thousands of live sheep on a vessel that turns into an oven it's called a business," she added to Sky News. White said the government was putting industry ahead of science in continuing with the live trade, a sector she branded an "ethical abomination". "Change that increases oversight and transparency, facilitates continuous improvement and most importantly, upholds animal welfare to the standard expected by all reasonable Australians."

Source: Bangkok Post May 17, 2018 06:11 UTC