Australian farmers have called on the federal government to abandon an election promise that would ban all live sheep exports by sea.
This comes as the Australian government has opened a consultation to establish a time frame and a necessary process for implementing the ban.
In an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council CEO Mark Harvey-Sutton said the ban was wrong and that the industry was disappointed with the government.
“This is … not just an issue that affects the livestock export industry. It affects all agriculture,” he said.
“This policy has been driven by an animal activist agenda.”…