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Indonesia deal will not protect cattle from cruelty

The Minister’s announcement tonight doesn’t protect animals from a cruel death. They could still suffer the pain and distress of throat cutting while fully conscious and that’s not only unacceptable to the RSPCA but it’s going to be unacceptable to the Australian community.

Cattle will be allowed to go back to facilities where these agreed ‘new’ conditions still don’t require upright restraint, pre-slaughter stunning nor do they prohibit traditional roping slaughter where animals are forcibly tripped onto their side for the throat cut.

If the government is serious about animal welfare then before any export permits are issued, and a single animal is put on a boat, stunning must be guaranteed.

What is the point in ‘supply chain assurances’ that actually don’t assure a humane death for animals.