Tuesday’s protest in Timaru on the corner of Strathallan and Stafford streets. Protesters took to Timaru’s main street on Tuesday, chanting “two years too long’’, as they took a stand against the practice of live animal export. READ MORE:* Protest planned in Timaru against livestock ship's visit* Dozens protest against live cattle exports in central Christchurch* Livestock carrier expected to arrive in Timaru“We've got to be heard,” Lyn Mansel, one of the protest’s organiser, said. In April the Government announced all livestock exports from New Zealand, by sea, will be banned by 2023. Felicity Penno, another protest organiser, was at the protest explaining the amount of space was not enough for them to lay down for almost 14 hours a day.

Source: Stuff August 03, 2021 03:48 UTC