Late Monday afternoon David Littleproud, the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, announced his travel itinerary for his time in Israel.
Demonstrating his clear inability to heed broad public opinion, Littleproud is currently in Israel lobbying for the country to continue taking live animals from Australia.
Littleproud’s trip to Israel comes in the lead-up to the Israeli Parliament deciding on whether to cease the trade.
Despite consistent backlash, a number of high-profile blunders on his behalf, and the damning evidence that live export is a blight on the Australian agricultural industry, Littleproud continues to push for the cruel practice to continue.
In a media release, Littleproud stood by his assertion that live export can be done “the right way” despite the major live exporters continually demonstrating their inability to cater for the welfare of animals in this controversial industry.
This is notwithstanding that live export, even when done “the right way”, is a cruel business. The ships Australian cattle are being carted off to the Middle East on are ill-equipped to transport animals with the care all Australians would expect they deserve.
Instead of lobbying for outdated, archaic, and backward industries, Littleproud should start thinking big and visit the innovative headquarters of SuperMeat.
Read the article by Camilla Jansen at Business News Australia.