Live cattle exports to Egypt off
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May 5, 2013, Sunday
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AUSTRALIAN livestock exporters said yesterday they were suspending live cattle exports to Egypt after a graphic video purportedly showed animal cruelty in Egyptian abattoirs and pushed Canberra to launch a probe.
Officials said they had taken the matter up with Cairo, as Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig said he was "dismayed" that the footage provided by animal rights group Animals Australia had not been made available sooner.
Animals Australia, which is campaigning for an end to the live export trade, said the footage was shot over recent months at two abattoirs approved under a joint agreement which allowed the resumption of live animal exports to Egypt in 2010.
Animals Australia said around 3,000 Australia cattle were currently in Egypt awaiting slaughter.
Officials said they had taken the matter up with Cairo, as Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig said he was "dismayed" that the footage provided by animal rights group Animals Australia had not been made available sooner.
Animals Australia, which is campaigning for an end to the live export trade, said the footage was shot over recent months at two abattoirs approved under a joint agreement which allowed the resumption of live animal exports to Egypt in 2010.
Animals Australia said around 3,000 Australia cattle were currently in Egypt awaiting slaughter.
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