2024-05-13 04:43:50
New Delhi: Now Australia is going to ban the export of live sheep via sea. The Australian government has announced a ban on the export of sheep by sea from 2028. This decision has been taken on the demand of groups protecting the interests of animals. The government says that before the export closure, assistance amounting to 107 million Australian dollars will be provided over five years so that those affected by this can adjust. However, the organization representing animal farmers is not happy with this decision. He says that many people will lose their jobs and the farming community will be affected. According to the Australian government, it will ban the export of live sheep from the country by sea from May 2028. Legislation to implement the ban will be introduced in the current term of the federal parliament. This phased ban does not apply to livestock export industries, such as the export of live cattle, nor does it apply to the export of live sheep by air.
how big is the business
It is noteworthy that in the 1990s and 2000s, Australia used to export about 5 million sheep every year, but gradually this number kept decreasing. Now this number has reduced to 6 lakh 84 thousand. Their cost was approximately 50 million dollars. These sheep are sent by ships mainly to the countries of the Middle East. Animal rights groups say making sheep travel such long distances is cruel to them. There was a lot of debate regarding this matter after 2400 sheep died due to heat in 2018.
Exports take place in these countries
Most of the sheep are reportedly shipped to the Middle East, about two weeks away. Their main export destinations are Kuwait, Israel and United Arab Emirates. Animal rights groups have been pressing for years to stop those shipments from Australia, where public outrage over the deaths of 2,400 sheep from heat stress in 2018 prompted calls for stricter welfare standards. In January, a ship carrying about 14,000 sheep and 2,000 cattle bound for Israel ran aground in extreme heat off the coast of Australia. During this time he was forced to abandon the journey through the Red Sea.