Live export company lobbying for baby calf exports

July 14th, 2020

In an article published last week in Farmers Weekly, Australian live animal export company Austrex NZ advocated for the export of four-day old calves as an alternative to being ‘tapped on the head,’ referring to the use of a blunt force trauma. SAFE Campaigns Manager Marianne Macdonald said the export company appears to be trying to influence the Government’s live export review.

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