FED:Live export ban bills doomed

AAP General News (Australia)
08-18-2011
FED:Live export ban bills doomed

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CANBERRA, Aug 18 AAP - A parliamentary move to ban live animal exports looks doomed
as the major parties back the trade.

The House of Representatives will consider two separate bills on the issue later on Thursday.

One, introduced by Australian Greens MP Adam Bandt, aims to ban the export of all livestock
for slaughter outside Australia.

The second, initiated by independent Andrew Wilkie, seeks to have the trade phased out by 2014.

Neither bill has the support of Labor or the coalition, although Mr Bandt says some
backbenchers on both sides might support his draft laws.

"Whether they are going to vote with us today, we'll find out shortly," he told ABC Radio.

The issue had ignited public opinion, following graphic footage showing the ill-treatment
of Australian cattle inside a number of Indonesian abattoirs.

"The vote may go down but it'll be one of those instances where Labor and Liberal are
out of step with what people think," Mr Bandt said.

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