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Al Kuwait temperature data shows why exemption should never have been granted

Tuesday, 7th July 2020

The granting of an exemption to the Northern Summer live export ban, which allowed approximately 35,000 sheep to be shipped to Kuwait at the most dangerous time of the year, has exposed the

Live export boiling point: RSPCA in disbelief over exemption backflip

Saturday, 13th June 2020

The RSPCA has expressed utter disbelief that the federal Department of Agriculture has backflipped on its decision to prevent the export of 50,000 sheep into the searing heat and humidity o

Disappointing live export outcome reveals cruel and inconvenient truth

Thursday, 2nd April 2020

While deeply disappointed in the latest live export regulatory outcome, the RSPCA says the result validates its opposition to live animal exports and will not prevent the ultimate demise of

National Wool Declaration review leaves animal welfare and consumer choice behind

Tuesday, 31st March 2020

The RSPCA has today expressed its disappointment in the outcome of the National Wool Declaration review, saying it leaves wool-buying customers and consumers in the dark about industry prac

Wool industry promotion of steining as solution to mulesing premature: RSPCA

Monday, 2nd September 2019

The RSPCA is concerned that recent promotion of the ‘steining’ method of preventing flystrike in sheep fails to address the animal welfare concerns associated with this method.

Days of severe heat stress, death by smothering: delayed live sheep export report reveals horrific suffering

Monday, 13th May 2019

The summary of a Department of Agriculture observer report from a May 2018 live export voyage – released this week after an almost 12 month delay - reveals furth