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This week& #39;s distressing news about the sinking of Australian-operated MV Gulf Livestock 1 live export ship is heartbreaking. 
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But sadly, this is not an isolated tragedy for an industry defined by a litany of disasters.
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For the 43 crew members who were reportedly told to put on a life jacket and jump â for the nearly 6,000 animals who didnât stand a chance â the sinking of this vessel is a human & animal tragedy almost too painful to contemplate. (2/10)
But itâs not an isolated tragedy for the live export industry. Just last year the world watched on in horror as another live export ship â the MV Queen Hind â capsized off the coast of Romania. More than 14,000 sheep died slow and terrifying deaths. (3/10)
In 2015 more than 3,000 animals drowned when a cargo ship sank while on en route from Somalia to the United Arab Emirates (4/10)
In 2015 nearly 5,000 cattle drowned when the MV Haidar capsized and sank while berthed in Barcarena, Brazill (5/10)
And in 2009 17,932 cattle, 10,224 sheep and 9 people drowned when the MV Danny FII capsized near Lebanon (6/10)
And this is just a small selection of devastating incidents. Between mechanical failures, trade disputes and shipment rejections, animals in the live export industry have been left to suffer the ultimate consequences of this high-risk trade. (7/10)
The death of animals at sea is nothing new. In fact, itâs the cost of doing business for live exporters. Whether from Australia, Europe or South America â animals die on every live export journey. (8/10)
These deaths are so routine they donât make the news. But the experience and the suffering of these individuals â millions of them over decades â is very real. (9/10)
This is the nature of the global live animal export trade. At best itâs inherently risky & puts animals and people completely at the mercy of climatic extremes.
At worst, it is ruthless and corrupt and treats living beings as nothing more than âcargoâ.
It has to end. (10/10)
At worst, it is ruthless and corrupt and treats living beings as nothing more than âcargoâ.
It has to end. (10/10)