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44 strikes and you’re … not out? RSPCA calls for export licence to be stripped after further animal welfare breaches

Friday, 30th July 2021

RSPCA Australia has called for the Australian Government to strip the export licence from a company that has breached live export regulations 44 times, following

NZ live export ban shows the trade’s time has come

Wednesday, 14th April 2021

The RSPCA has applauded New Zealand’s decision to end the controversial live export trade once and for all, saying the decision shines a spotlight on

Saudi live sheep trade resumption a(nother) disaster in waiting

Wednesday, 7th April 2021

The Australian Government’s plan to re-open the live sheep trade to Saudi Arabia is bad news for the welfare of Australian animals, likely to damage Australian farming’s international reputatio

Truth and proof have never been more important as Al Kuwait commences loading

Tuesday, 16th June 2020

RSPCA Australia continues to express grave concerns over the prolonged and severe heat stress likely to be suffered by Australian sheep on board the Al Kuwait during the upcoming h

RSPCA welcomes decision to uphold live export law and spare sheep from dangerous live export journey

Wednesday, 3rd June 2020

The RSPCA says it is relieved by the Department of Agriculture’s decision to deny live exporter RETWA an exemption, which would have seen 56,000 Australian

RSPCA seeks urgent assurance that Al Kuwait sheep will be protected from dangerous exemption after COVID-19 outbreak

Friday, 29th May 2020

The RSPCA has today confirmed it has written to the Federal Agriculture Minister seeking urgent assurance that sheep intended for export from Western Australia will not be sent into torturo