date:Jul 14, 2012
stralian livestock are slaughtered.
Imposing a mandatory requirement of pre-slaughter stunning for Australian livestock in overseas markets would be, prima facie, inconsistent with Australias obligations under the World Trade Organization (WTO) and would also be unacceptable to a number of key trading partners,it said.
The response has been welcomed by the Australian livestock industry, which published a joint statement praising the governments commitment to supporting the continuation of the