Protesters gather near Port Taranaki to oppose live cattle export

February 3rd, 2020

About 40 people gathered near Port Taranaki to protest live export and plans to ship about 4000 cows to China. About 40 protesters gathered near Port Taranaki to show their opposition to live export on Friday. Organised by animal welfare advocacy group SAFE, the protesters opposed the Yangzte Fortune, which was in port to collect, and then transport, about 4000 cows to China.

The True Cost of Dairy

Right now, throughout Aotearoa, thousands of newborn calves are being taken from their mothers, trucked off in the cold, and killed. Branded as disposable by-products of the dairy industry, they are fragile, voiceless, and deserve so much more.

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