The current problem with the live animal exports is that the government is trying to tinker at the edges again. Instead of reviewing the whole situation, it would seem that trying to band aid it, is the way they want to go. Not good, but as expected.
The pressure has to be maintained and I'm not certain that it's possible to do so, as people are already wandering away from the subject to other things that are capturing their attention. This has always been a problem and always will be.
The live animal trade will resume and the Australian cattle industry doesn't worry in the least about the animals it supplies anywhere, as long as they get the money in hand. The cattle producers are all lobbying for the trade to resume as quickly as possible, but that's the normal process with these things. The cruelty issues and the horror that was exposed is not going to recently is not going to live long in memory when money is involved. The cattle producers of this country are into money and not into animal welfare issues. Every cattle producer will have an excuse as to why the live animal trade should continue, and are spurious to some degree. Transparently it's money that rules. Compassion, obligation, morality what are they?
The meat and livestock industry is so obviously sending out signals that it cares not at all about the animals ear marked to go overseas that they are not willing to pay to feed them. It's again a Furphy, suggesting that they don't feed the animals because they believe that the government should pay. They just want to hang onto the money they have accumulated, because that gives them a sense of power.
The government are going to bow to the pressure of more money flowing into the coffers, as the money that was coming in stops. That's the whole business of government, money and not much else, though other things less important will receive lip service.
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