You got it in runner, well done!

:-))

do you think anyone connected would be happy its cost them money

Well done Foxy! You also got in the sly dig about CO two! I give up, Disney Princesses, global warmer and let's get rid of a nice little export industry and prove how good you are.
Personally if had my way when you sold an animal it would be the buyer responsibility after that. Mind you our Aboriginal artists want a cut of every sale after they have sold it so I can see where you are coming from. Did you see my own little dig?

Pilot,

In the days of sail, the animals were treated better.
Conditions weren't good but apparently better than today's live export ships.

See:
http://boundforsouthaustralia.com.au/journey-content/livestock-on-board.html
and later in steam,
http://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/nz-first-world-war-horses/transporting-horses-from-nz

Dear JB,

You give me too much credit.

It wasn't meant as any sort of a dig.

I simply was too tired to type carbon dioxide.

Anyway, I'm not for banning the industry.

I'm simply suggesting not to do it in hot,
humid weather - where the conditions are
unbearable for everyone.

Your dig? Nope, I must have missed it. But then
I normally don't look for that sort of thing.
Or I usually prefer to ignore it, unless of course
it persists. Then it depends on my mood at the time. (smile).

Now, having watched the 60 Minutes video, it shows a disgusting situation. I wonder how many differing companies are involved in the live export of animals. The show only related to one ship/company, not the whole industry.

Second, I note that Animals Australia and Lyn White were involved. This is the mob involved in the story about cruel treatment of animals in Indonesia, which resulted in our then PM (Gillard) shutting the whole industry down, which caused massive losses to Northern cattle producers. It has been alleged later that White and/or her cohorts paid Indonesian workers to be cruel to animals while they were filming. I am surprised that people here accept this portrayal on face value. I would not trust or use any material from AA or White.

The current affairs programs are masters at slanting, twisting and manipulating stories to show what they want. I am sure some will recall the untrue stories and portrayals about kangaroo harvesting. Untrue stories, by activists, have caused major damage to the fur trade in the past