Go Finance Reporting in AUSTRALIA - Australia demanded ban on cattle exports to Indonesia after the circulation of a video investigation reveals ill-treatment of their livestock.
As for the video was initiated by a group of animal rights in Australia, was broadcast 11 Indonesian slaughterhouses treat animals badly as Australia whipped, kicked, and tortured to death.
"Our goal is to publish this video to disclose to the Australian people what happened to the fellow beings in Indonesia and to temporarily suspend trading to Indonesia," said one animal rights activists in Australia Glenys Oogjes, quoted by CNN, Thursday (06/02/2011).
Director of Veterinary Public Health Department Ministry of Agriculture Indonesia Djajadi regrets this incident. He stated that a large Australian cattle and wild cattle are different from Indonesia.
"However, we already have plans to put the slaughter houses to ensure the welfare of animals by giving a box holder in the slaughter, stun guns to slaughter houses, as well as training and education for workers," said Djajadi.
Apart from being persecuted, Ogjes also mention that this slaughter is not done through Islamic-style procedure, so the meat is not kosher.
"The animals that should be treated well and facing the Qiblah when slaughtered was nothing they meet. They cut the animals on other animals and it's certainly not kosher," he said.
This tape also has sparked anger in Australia a number of parties such as the Australian Department of Agriculture and tens of thousands of signatures in an online petition, the opposition, farmers and animal rights groups who demanded cessation of animal exports to Indonesia.
On Wednesday, the Australian Veterinary Association and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has also joined this action and demanded the support of animal slaughter in Indonesia that is more humane.
"Starting this week, we had to stop exports of beef because we do not know our animals are sent to slaughterhouses where in Indonesia, because there are thousands," lid Ogjes. (GoFinance)
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