Australian authorities have effectively banned live cattle exports to Gaza while they investigate shocking images of animal cruelty in the streets of the Palestinian territory.
The Australian Ministry of Agriculture, DAFF, revealed that it had not approved consignments of cattle for Gaza since November when it began investigating allegations raised in the Israeli media.
"The allegations are serious and information obtained during the investigation is considered when assessing any application from any exporter to send livestock to Gaza," a DAFF spokesman said. "Currently, all exporters to Israel are required to comply with additional conditions to ensure livestock are unloaded in accordance with international animal welfare standards."
LSS said last week that a ship bound for Israel with 10,000 cattle had been stopped at Fremantle because of an alleged breach of the Commonwealth's exporter supply chain assurance system.
LSS general manager Garry Robinson suggested the delay was linked to the leakage of the handful of cattle from the approved supply chain in Gaza.
He warned a zero-tolerance approach to leakage could cost lucrative live trade markets.
The Bader III eventually left Fremantle on Friday.
The footage from Gaza shows a bull being "knee-capped" by a man armed with an assault rifle, another stabbed in the eye and others having their throats hacked open.
LSS, owned by Jordanian company Hijazi and Ghosheh Group, self-reported a possible ESCAS breach in November when it became aware of the footage.
Its own investigation found a discrepancy involving nine cattle it sent to Gaza. Two of the cattle shown in the footage could be identified by their ear tags. LSS said then that the release of nine cattle from the supply chain was "unacceptable" and it suspended exports to the Gaza facility.
The Australian Ministry of Agriculture, DAFF, revealed that it had not approved consignments of cattle for Gaza since November when it began investigating allegations raised in the Israeli media.
"The allegations are serious and information obtained during the investigation is considered when assessing any application from any exporter to send livestock to Gaza," a DAFF spokesman said. "Currently, all exporters to Israel are required to comply with additional conditions to ensure livestock are unloaded in accordance with international animal welfare standards."
LSS said last week that a ship bound for Israel with 10,000 cattle had been stopped at Fremantle because of an alleged breach of the Commonwealth's exporter supply chain assurance system.
LSS general manager Garry Robinson suggested the delay was linked to the leakage of the handful of cattle from the approved supply chain in Gaza.
He warned a zero-tolerance approach to leakage could cost lucrative live trade markets.
The Bader III eventually left Fremantle on Friday.
The footage from Gaza shows a bull being "knee-capped" by a man armed with an assault rifle, another stabbed in the eye and others having their throats hacked open.
LSS, owned by Jordanian company Hijazi and Ghosheh Group, self-reported a possible ESCAS breach in November when it became aware of the footage.
Its own investigation found a discrepancy involving nine cattle it sent to Gaza. Two of the cattle shown in the footage could be identified by their ear tags. LSS said then that the release of nine cattle from the supply chain was "unacceptable" and it suspended exports to the Gaza facility.
Gaza authorities denied the report, sort of. They deny that any cattle comes from Australia directly to Gaza, but they get their cattle from Israel. This story says that, though.
Here's an extended version of the video that apparently caused the ban:
Caution - extreme sadistic cruelty against defenseless animals
Source The West Australian:
https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/22436013/gaza-cops-live-cattle-export-ban/
https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/22436013/gaza-cops-live-cattle-export-ban/
VIA Elder of Ziyon
How Gaza Palestinians slaughter animals -
Caution, pictures of extreme cruelty
http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/dozens-of-gazans-injured-as-they.html#.U0oLqMqPKM8
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How Gaza Palestinians slaughter animals -
Caution, pictures of extreme cruelty
http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/dozens-of-gazans-injured-as-they.html#.U0oLqMqPKM8
Also see compilation of videos of Muslim animal torture here
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6D3E7217DA77C504
They slaughter Jewish children that way too
http://www.jewishjournal.com/rob_eshman/article/a_responsibility_to_look_at_the_fogel_family_crimescene_photos_20110315/
Murderers of Fogel family proud of what they did
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/144760#.U0RegpuPKM9
RELATED TO CRUELTY AGAINST ANIMALS
The West too has a shameful record of animal torture - but it's nothing compared to what you see on that video above. Video From Farm to Fridge about the animal food industry in the United States.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFlAR1rITpM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Australian cattle brutalised by Palestinians
The dozens of videos uploaded to YouTube show terrified cattle (in Gaza) tied to poles, trees and vehicles, being stabbed repeatedly in the neck, having their legs bound before being violently forced to the ground and 'strung out' for slaughter, being beaten and dragged off trucks - and in two particularly sadistic acts - one bound animal was stabbed in the eye, whilst another knee-capped with bullets from an assault rifle.
“There is now extensive evidence that Australian animals in three export markets were subjected to horrendous cruelty during the Festival of Sacrifice (Eid) in October - cruel treatment that live export regulations were put in place to prevent.
"The ineffectiveness of Australian regulations is obvious. This situation in Gaza would not even have been known had it not been for an Israeli media report. It is no wonder that at least some exporters are not taking their legal obligations seriously.
Read more
http://www.animalsaustralia.org/media/press_releases.php?release=198
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