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Animal rights and wrongs : Comments

By John Humphreys, published 11/6/2011

For the meat-eating population to say that they believe in the inalienable right of cows not to be punched is absurd. What did you have for lunch?

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lilasuka, "The cattle will still be sold domestically." - there are two issues with this. The first is that these cattle are surplus to Australian market requirements. Most of the cattle bred for export are in northern Australia, and hence are bos indicus. Northern cattlemen might disagree with me, but these tend to make terrible eating by our standards. They are good for hamburgers and thats about it. This means that the market for them here is quite restricted, and a significant price impact will be felt.

The second point is that this price impact will have an effect on not just the exporters but all those in the cattle industry. Farmers who have not connection to export will suffer along with the exporters.

These are the issues that the knee-jerk reaction ignores. I agree that this is far from pleasant (and being an ex-farm girl I am a little more attuned to the laws of nature than those that have grown-up thinking milk comes out of a carton), but over-reacting and damaging not only a sector of an industry but the entire industry is not warranted. There is nothing inherently wrong with the export of animals provided that it is done in a way to minimise animal harm, and all efforts should be directed at ensuring that this is the case.
Posted by Country Gal, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 7:18:07 PM
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Please, read this link if you are truly interested in both sides of the story.

http://sl.farmonline.com.au/blogs/farmonline-opinion/a-letter-to-four-corners-from-wellard-rural-exports/2193028.aspx
Posted by Country Gal, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 8:56:56 PM
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