Live animal exports: Panel writes to all government MPs

Photo courtesy of ABC TV: 7.30 Report. A cow is poked with a cattle prod in the Israeli abattoir. The ABC1 4 Corners program, Another Bloody Business, screened on 5 November 20, exposed the circumstances of the brutal Pakistani sheep slaughter where sheep rejected by Bahrain (for alleged disease) were re-routed to Pakistan, an unapproved destination when the shipment left Fremantle. The ABC 1 7.30 program, Israeli…

Anastasia Smietanka – New National Co-ordinator

With her appointment as legal counsel for Animals Australia, Shatha Hamade has been succeeded as National Co-ordinator by Anastasia Smietanka, previously her Deputy. The Panel will continue to work closely with Shatha in her new role with Animals Australia. Anastasia has been with the Panel for over 3 years. Prior to her role as National…

Office of Animal Welfare

At its meeting on 27 November 2012, the Federal Labor Caucus appointed a Live Animal Export Working Group to develop a model for an Office of Animal Welfare and to report back to the Caucus with recommendations by February 2012. Amongst the Working Group’s aims, it will consider the role an Office would play in…