Live cattle export ban petition gains nearly 12,000 signatures
November 19th, 2020Live cattle exports were carried out from Port Taranaki on board the Gelbray Express earlier in 2020. Nearly 12,000 people have signed a petition calling for an end to live cattle exports from Port Taranaki. Animal rights organisation SAFE, and Taranaki Animal Rights Group (TARG) presented an online petition with 11,860 signatures to the Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) at a meeting on Tuesday.