Sheep Producers Call Live Export Ban ‘Unprofessional’

Animal welfare debated amid impending law to ban export of live sheep

Sheep graze in a farm paddock behind signs protesting the live sheep ban in the south of Western Australia on June 20, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

Australia’s peak body for sheep producers has criticised a parliamentary committee decision to give the green light to Labor’s proposed ban on live sheep exports.

In a joint statement, Sheep Producers Australia and Wool Producers Australia said the June 21 decision was “rushed, unprofessional, and thoughtless.”