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	Click the tabs below to customise each of the letters (or send as is): Letter 1 Letter 2 Letter 3 Letter 3 This letter will be sent to the Hon. Peter McGauran, the Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Subject:   Dear Minister McGauran, I write to you in your capacity as the Australian Minister responsible for animal welfare to express my opposition to Australia's live animal export trade. As a member of the international community, I am horrified by your government's support of this cruel industry. Animal protection groups throughout the world oppose the long distance transportation of animals for slaughter due to the inherent stresses and suffering that it causes. For this reason alone a nation such as Australia - whose inhabitants acknowledge animals' capacity to suffer - should not be involved as 'world leaders' in such a cruel and indefensible trade. To then willingly supply millions of Australian animals to countries that have no animal protection laws makes Australia's participation in this trade completely immoral. Your government's disregard for the welfare of animals bred into Australian care on the basis of profit provides the worst possible message to nations in a region where cruelty to animals is still commonplace. Australia's participation in this trade not only condemns millions of Australian animals to suffer on board ships and to endure acts of cruelty in importing countries, but your government's willingness to supply animals reinforces local beliefs that their treatment of animals is acceptable. This belief - both at government and community level - is undermining the calls of local and international animal protection groups for urgently needed changes in these countries. Please know that Australia's participation in this cruel trade and its contribution to animal cruelty in the Middle East is significantly damaging Australia's international reputation as a just and compassionate nation. Sincerely, Your Name I write to you in your capacity as the Australian Minister responsible for animal welfare to express my opposition to Australia's live animal export trade. As a member of the international community, I am horrified by your government's support of this cruel industry. Animal protection groups throughout the world oppose the long distance transportation of animals for slaughter due to the inherent stresses and suffering that it causes. For this reason alone a nation such as Australia - whose inhabitants acknowledge animals' capacity to suffer - should not be involved as 'world leaders' in such a cruel and indefensible trade. To then willingly supply millions of Australian animals to countries that have no animal protection laws makes Australia's participation in this trade completely immoral. Your government's disregard for the welfare of animals bred into Australian care on the basis of profit provides the worst possible message to nations in a region where cruelty to animals is still commonplace. Australia's participation in this trade not only condemns millions of Australian animals to suffer on board ships and to endure acts of cruelty in importing countries, but your government's willingness to supply animals reinforces local beliefs that their treatment of animals is acceptable. This belief - both at government and community level - is undermining the calls of local and international animal protection groups for urgently needed changes in these countries. Please know that Australia's participation in this cruel trade and its contribution to animal cruelty in the Middle East is significantly damaging Australia's international reputation as a just and compassionate nation.I write to you in your capacity as Australian Opposition Spokesperson responsible for animal welfare to express my opposition to Australia's live animal export trade. As a member of the international community, I am horrified by the Howard Government's support of this cruel industry. Animal protection groups throughout the world oppose the long distance transportation of animals for slaughter due to the inherent stresses and suffering that it causes. For this reason alone a nation such as Australia - whose inhabitants acknowledge animals' capacity to suffer - should not be involved as 'world leaders' in such a cruel and indefensible trade. To then willingly supply millions of Australian animals to countries that have no animal protection laws makes Australia's participation in this trade completely immoral. The Howard Government's disregard for the welfare of animals bred into Australian care on the basis of profit, provides the worst possible message to nations in a region where cruelty to animals is still commonplace. Australia's participation in this trade not only condemns millions of Australian animals to suffer on board ships and to endure acts of cruelty in importing countries, but your government's willingness to supply animals reinforces local beliefs that their treatment of animals is acceptable. This belief - both at government and community level - is undermining the calls of local and international animal protection groups for urgently needed changes in these countries. Please know that Australia's participation in this cruel trade and its contribution to animal cruelty in the Middle East is significantly damaging Australia's international reputation as a just and compassionate nation. I hope that if your party wins government in Australia that you will act to end this trade and restore Australia's reputation.I have recently viewed video footage taken in Cairo showing terrible abuse of animals. The footage showed sheep being dragged, bound with rope, shoved into car boots, tied onto car roofs, and thrown trussed on their backs into trucks. The footage also showed cattle in the streets of Cairo having their leg tendons cuts to disable them prior to slaughter. Similar evidence revealing this brutal treatment of cattle was taken in Cairo’s Bassateen abattoir earlier in 2006 – proving to the international community that such barbaric and unacceptable slaughter practices are routine in Egypt. I am aware that Egypt is a signatory to the OIE (World Animal Health Organisation) and yet the basic standards required by the OIE regarding the handling, transportation and slaughter of animals clearly have not been implemented as yet in Egypt. Currently the terrible treatment of animals in Egypt is impacting on Egypt’s international reputation and convincing tourists from all countries around the world to consider other destinations more appropriate to visit. I appeal to the Egyptian government to pass and enforce strict animal protection laws to prohibit such terrible practices and to raise awareness of the importance of treating animals humanely. The passing of such laws will be applauded by the international community.I have recently viewed video footage taken in Cairo showing terrible abuse of animals. The footage shows sheep being dragged, bound with rope, shoved into car boots, tied onto car roofs, and thrown trussed on their backs into trucks. The footage also showed cattle in the streets of Cairo having their leg tendons cuts to disable them prior to slaughter. Similar evidence revealing this brutal and unacceptable treatment of cattle was taken in Cairo’s Bassateen abattoir earlier in 2006 – proving to the international community that such barbaric slaughter practices are routine in Egypt. Currently this terrible treatment of animals in Egypt is impacting on Egypt’s international reputation, convincing tourists from all countries around the world to consider other destinations more appropriate to visit. I appeal to the Egyptian government to pass and enforce strict animal protection laws to prohibit such terrible practices and to raise awareness of the importance of treating animals humanely. The passing of such laws will be applauded by the international community.