60 Minutes - 'A Cruel Trade'

**Jacqui** · Feb 23rd, 2006, 09:33 PM

For Australian viewerers, please watch 60 minutes on sunday 26th February, at 7.30pm for their story on live export.

From Animals Australia......."Animals desperately need as many Australians as possible to have the courage to watch this program and then to act on the evidence revealed." http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/sixtyminutes/

**Sparrow** · Feb 26th, 2006, 09:44 AM

Live cattle exports suspended

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117...-29277,00.html

AUSTRALIA has temporarily banned live cattle exports to Egypt while claims of mistreatment are investigated.

**Lex** · Feb 26th, 2006, 11:26 PM

Result. Has that story been getting a lot of publicity in Oz?

**Jacqui** · Feb 26th, 2006, 11:40 PM

I have not seen anything yet.

The 60 minutes report was horrific, I burst into tears at one point while watching it. Cattle having their leg tendons cut and knives poked into their eyes.............what can I say...... I hope it put a lot of meat eaters off their food forever.

I'm having trouble coping with knowing about so much cruelty.

**Jacqui** · Feb 27th, 2006, 12:41 AM

Latest news.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...2/s1578971.htm

**Jacqui** · Feb 27th, 2006, 03:02 AM

Hope this link works, you should be able to see the footage, if you're up to it..
Warning, it's quite disturbing. http://ninemsn.video.msn.com/v/en-au/v.htm

Go to news, then sixty minutes.

**ricky** · Mar 2nd, 2006, 11:57 PM

Animals Australia asks caring people to email the Minister on this issue. Go to their website at http://www.animalsaustralia.org

**Jacqui** · Mar 7th, 2006, 09:45 PM

There is a poll on the RSPCA, Tasmanian website, please vote.
http://rspcatas.redrook.com/asp/cont...earchTerm=poll

**eve** · Mar 9th, 2006, 07:35 AM

The poll is:
Should the Tasmanian Government legislate to ban the live export of food animals?
Total Votes: 592
Yes (449 votes) 76percent

No (136 votes) 23 percent

Undecided (7 votes) 1 percent