New live animal export welfare rules: Will they stop the suffering?

New live animal export welfare rules: Will they stop the suffering?

The controversial debate on whether the live export trade can ever be humane – or should be banned altogether – has been reopened by the Department of Agriculture’s release of draft regulations governing the export of live animals by sea.

New regulations for live animal export

The South African Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has released…

New live animal export welfare rules — will they stop the suffering? Critics say it’s just ‘window dressing’ - Conservation Action Trust

The controversial debate on whether the live export trade can ever be humane – or should be banned altogether – has been reopened by the Department of Agriculture’s release of draft regulations governing the export of live animals by sea.     The regulations appear to represent a major tightening of oversight in a sector long criticised for exposing sheep, cattle and goats to prolonged suffering on the high seas.  The rules are so stringent that…