[Tradeban] Vote Against Animal Cruelty!

[Animals Australia Action Alert]

This Federal Election: VOTE AGAINST ANIMAL CRUELTY!

It is time to tell John Howard and Kevin Rudd that you will not support a party
that supports live animal export.

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Play the Video:
http://www.liveexport-indefensible.com/vote_against_animal_cruelty/video.html
See for yourself: the video that Australia's live export industry doesn't want
you to watch. We have spared you from the worst images so that everyone can
watch this important video (no slaughter footage is shown).
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For the fourth time since 2003 Animals Australia investigators have documented
appalling treatment of Australian animals in the Middle East.

Animals Australia has provided overwhelming evidence that cruel treatment of
animals is widespread and routine. Yet on the ABC’s 7.30 Report, Federal
Agriculture Minister Peter McGauran 'parroted' the live export industry line
that these are "isolated incidents". Yet he hadn't even viewed the footage!

Desperate defences of this immoral trade are nothing new.

LiveCorp states that "almost all" Australian animals are slaughtered humanely
in the Middle East. This is outrageously false. Worse -- it is a claim
supported by the Howard Government. The fact is, in the Middle East all
Australian animals have their throats cut while fully conscious -- a barbaric
and cruel practice unacceptable to Australians!

But we have further reason to be outraged...

LiveCorp's willingness to provide millions of Australian animals to the Middle
East has led local people to believe that Australians approve of their
treatment of animals.

There is only one way to dispel this belief and prove beyond doubt that animals
and their welfare matter -- ban live animal export.

Rather than inspiring desperately needed change in the Middle East, Australia’s
live export industry is reinforcing long-held beliefs that cruel treatment of
animals is acceptable.

Australian politicians may not care about the welfare of animals --
but they do care about your vote!

Tell John Howard and Kevin Rudd that you will not support a party that supports
live export.

FOUR WAYS TO HELP END LIVE EXPORT:
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    1 Lodge your ‘vote' against animal cruelty.
     
http://www.liveexport-indefensible.com/vote_against_animal_cruelty/takeAction.html

    2 Spread the word and send this to everyone you know.
     
http://www.liveexport-indefensible.com/vote_against_animal_cruelty/spreadTheWord.html

    3 Donate today to Animals Australia's live export appeal.
     
http://www.liveexport-indefensible.com/vote_against_animal_cruelty/donate.html

    4 Get Active on the National Day of Action against live exports.
      http://www.animalsaustralia.org/events/?event=8

On behalf of all animals, thank you.
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