I love New Zealand!!! (animal welfare decision)
MUM_of_FLUFFY > 04-13-2021, 11:02 PM
I'm not a vegetarian or a vegan (and my cat is a darling little carnivore) but I am passionate about animal welfare. I advocate for the welfare of animals globally and regularly write submissions to politicians all over the world to end the live export trade.
Today I received an email that brought me such joy I wanted to share an excerpt from it:
New Zealand's government has just announced that they will end all live animal exports by sea, including the export of mother cows from the dairy industry. Hundreds of thousands of cows and their unborn calves will be spared the terror of the live export industry. New Zealand hasn't exported live animals for 'meat' for many years. But a legal loophole meant that hundreds of thousands of vulnerable pregnant dairy cows could still be exported, condemning them to lives of deprivation and suffering in destination countries and subjecting them to the unavoidable risks of sea transport. Thanks to this courageous and compassionate leadership, New Zealand’s legacy for animals has again set a precedent for the rest of the world to live up to.
I sincerely hope this post doesn't offend anyone, particularly farming families who derive their living from the land. Farmers need support too - especially during the two year transition period.