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Alexander Downer Will Have Egg on His Face Over the Rudd Outing.
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Posted by People Against Live Exports & Intensive Farming, Tuesday, 21 August 2007 8:36:10 PM
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Live export trade inquiry would be like lambs to slaughter
THE RSPCA may have the answer for fed¬eral Labor politicians struggling to galv¬anise voters with the AWB bribery scandal. The recent 60 Minutes program on Channel 9 revealing cruelty on Australian cattle in the Middle East hit a nerve. Not that the RSPCA was surprised by the strong response from Australians outraged at endemic cruelty in the live export trade. Many Australian voters may not give two hoots about $300 million in kickbacks to Saddam Hussein to sew up Australian wheat sales to Iraq. But it would be a different story if the AWB was ever linked to live exports. The Gold Coast-based Halal Kind Meats is off to the backblocks of Queensland and West¬ern Australia to look for Australian slaughter¬ing opportunities. Dozens of Australian abatt¬oirs have closed since the live export trade boomed in the 1990s. Kindness to animals is part of the Australian 'fair go' tradition. The temporary ban on the export of live cattle to Egypt over the 60 Minutes expose looks like a token gesture from a government committed to livestock exports. Labor appears more concerned with the future of Australia's livestock trade overseas than banning the practice. Even noted animal lover, HM The Queen, passed the buck back to Australia when asked to intervene. Cattle rate No. 2 on live export numbers. Sheep are export kings. Those imperfect or injured ones not fed to the sharks or minced alive await their fate at Middle Eastern slaugh¬terhouses. Travel from farm to abattoir can take three months. Animal welfare zealots reckon Australia's live export trade is 'a story of profit at any cost'. With six million sheep, 850 cattle and 100,000 goats shipped offshore each year there must be a juicy quid in the game for someone. continued Posted by People Against Live Exports & Intensive Farming, Tuesday, 21 August 2007 8:42:59 PM
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Why doesn't Labor home in on a Wesl Australian live export investigation which found the trade costs Australia $1.7 billion in local production plus $280 million in house¬hold income and up to 12,000 jobs? The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils insists live exports are not necessary to comply with Muslim laws. "That can be done in Australia under the Australian Government supervised Muslim Slaughter Program," said AFIC president Dr Ameer Ali. More than two million sheep were slaughtered in Australia last year for Middle Eastern markets and shipped frozen or chilled. _an upside at THE Gold Coast BULLETIN, Tuesday, March 7, 2006 - Page 17 Posted by People Against Live Exports & Intensive Farming, Tuesday, 21 August 2007 8:47:10 PM
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And yet another thread is shamelessly hijacked by PALE.
Yawn. Posted by CJ Morgan, Tuesday, 21 August 2007 8:48:35 PM
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morjan
The thread is about Rudd and Downer. This may come as a shock to you but this information comes at their feet. It "was actually Rudds duty" as Shadow Minister to disclose Downers dirty dealings of not covering up at the AWB Enquiry. Now considering the sign at the strippers club in Brisbane and our strippers with their sing at the AWB who were there especially for Kevins attention I cant see how we are off post. I make MO appoligies for doing my job. Some people actually unlike you care what comes under each Mininsters Port. Here is what the Queen has to say about Downer. You will need your ,music for this.> http://www.livexports.com/cowgun.html http://www.livexports.com/queen.html "Mind you I dont know what she would say about Kevin at the strippers." Trust me I think I know what the real truth is as to what Kevin did at the strippers in USA. I would put a shilling on the side that the story he ran would be right on the money. He seems to have a problem with strippers. The girls sent him an open invitation to speak with them at the AWB Enquiry but he headed for the Hills. So if you have a stripper story and its connected with Rudd - Do Tell! I would say we are very much on the subject of this thread. Oh and Morgan Ever wonder why we sent strippers?? Posted by People Against Live Exports & Intensive Farming, Wednesday, 22 August 2007 1:36:54 AM
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Some people have short memories.
I recall when the last Federal Election campaign was in full swing and the dirt file on Latham was being fed to the journos by the Government, Keating told Latham he should use the "file" on Howard and his supposed association with Pru Goward. This was probably in part, payback for Keating over the earlier Tony Staley smear over his piggery interests. To his credit, Latham refused and the matter wasn't publicly raised. Please remind me, who are the gutter politicians? Posted by wobbles, Wednesday, 22 August 2007 1:22:44 PM
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Some may ask what the connection between the AWB enquiry and these two.
Downer is according to the Queen responsible along with Vaile for Live Exports.
Rudd was the Shadow Mininster resonsible to disclose this to the public.
They were both last seen heading for the hills when asked why they did not tell the public the money to Saddam was not just wheat but the funds from the Cruel Live Export trade.
I hear the strippers enjoyed there day.
Guess what one stripper was wearing?