(MENAFN) Sussan Ley, an Australian member of parliament, has introduced legislation to the Australian parliament which would phase out the live-export trade of sheep to the Middle East over the next five years.
If the Live Sheep Long Haul Export Prohibition Bill 2018 passed, it would see an immediate suspension of live exports over the three months of the northern summer, from July to September.
By 2023, the practice of sending ship-loads of live Australian sheep to the Middle East would end, as the bill has been supported by both the Greens and Labor parties.
Ley said she was moved to table the legislation after distressing television footage earlier this year which showed sheep dying in horrific conditions during Middle East-bound voyages.
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