The Government has confirmed plans to ban live animal exports from 2023 – a move that has already drawn criticism from some in the industry. The Government has confirmed plans to ban live animal exports from 2023 – a move that has already drawn criticism from some in the industry. Science reporter Mirjam Guesgen points out in her explainer article on the ban New Zealand will be "the first country in the world to introduce a comprehensive ban on live animal exports by sea" – see: Live animal exports have always been a problem. New Plymouth district councillor Anneka Carlson wrote an opinion piece in March headlined Why live exports need to be banned. Spokesperson Mark Cameron also argues "This ban won't improve animal welfare because live exports from New Zealand will be replaced by exports from other countries with lower animal welfare standards."

Source: New Zealand Herald April 17, 2021 03:45 UTC