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Around 4 million Australian sheep are exported live to the Middle East every year. During the journey they experience stress, heat exhaustion and extreme temperatures. Many don’t eat, are injured or suffer from disease, causing tens of thousands of them to die on route. Those that reach their destination are often handled inhumanely before being slaughtered in ways that would not be tolerated or legal in Australia.

There is no need for this cruelty. Join the chain reaction that’s spreading across Australia and help bring an end to the intolerable cruelty of live sheep export.Visit www.humanechain.org.au and contact your local Member of Parliament today.

Over 12,000 Australians have joined the Humane Chain to help put a stop to the cruelty of live sheep exports, but we urgently need more people to take action. If you haven't acted yet, please add your voice to the campaign by joining the Humane Chain which is spreading all around Australia.

One of the most powerful ways to make your voice heard is to contact your local Member of Parliament (MP). The Humane Chain website has all the information you need to contact your MP by letter or email, or to set up a face to face meeting. Asking your MP to take action on live exports is one of the most effective things you can do to help stop the cruelty of this trade, so please act now! Add your name to the Humane Chain and see on an online map of Australia exactly where people have taken action in every corner of the country. If you have already taken action please help us spread the chain further by forwarding this email to your family and friends.

Australia is the world's largest exporter of animals for slaughter, sending around 4 million sheep to the Middle East annually. Tens of thousands of sheep die on the journey every year. For sheep that survive the trip, a terrible fate often awaits them in countries that have no or unenforced animal welfare laws.

No animal deserves to suffer such an ordeal. Help us to end this cruel trade by joining the Humane Chain and contacting your MP today.




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