Contre la reprise des exportations d'animaux vivants

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Les terribles transports d'animaux de Nouvelle Zélande vers le Moyen-orient avaient été interdit en 2004, après la mort de 5 000 moutons sur un des ces bateaux. La Nouvelle Zélande envisage de reprendre l'exportation d'animaux vivants.

Sur le site de Peta, vous trouverez une lettre de protestation (à personnaliser si possible) destinée au 1er ministre John Key :

http://action.petaasiapacific.com:80/ea-campaign/clientcampaign.do?ea.client.id=110&ea.campaign.id=3373&ea.param.extras=ea_source_code:papadvnzleenews~c=pap_enews

Merci de la signer

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Réponse que vous avez dû recevoir itou :


On behalf of the Prime Minister, Hon John Key, thank you for recent letter concerning the export of live sheep for slaughter.

Mr Key can assure you that the export of live sheep for slaughter will not resume unless strict animal welfare standards are met (comme si c'était possible d'assurer même un minimum de bien-être dans des transports si longs ! ) and New Zealand's reputation as a responsible exporter of agricultural products is maintained.

Since 2004, New Zealand has been negotiating towards a bilateral Arrangement with Saudi Arabia to re-open the way for the export of live sheep for slaughter. New Zealand stopped livestock exports to Saudi Arabia following the 2003 Cormo Express incident where there was a delay in offloading of live sheep from Australia to Saudi Arabia, resulting in a high death toll.

The aim of the Arrangement is to establish clear veterinary, transportation, quarantine and arrival processing guidelines, in order to ensure the welfare of animals. If the Arrangement is finalised, it would provide for an inspection by MAF Officials of the port, methods of transportation, holding and quarantine facilities, and commercial slaughterhouses in Saudi Arabia that would be utilised if a shipment from New Zealand was approved.

The Arrangement includes specific provision to guarantee the offloading of sheep - to prevent the risk of a repeat of the Cormo Express incident - and restricting trade to commercial slaughter houses. In addition, we propose requirements on both New Zealand and Saudi Arabia to abide by guidelines for the slaughter and transport of animals and killing of animals for disease control purposes agreed by the World Animal Health Organisation, of which we are both members.

These negotiations are continuing, and there is no set timetable for completion.

In 2007, Cabinet directed MAF to review the policy on the export of livestock for slaughter. Following this, the Customs Export Prohibition (Livestock for Slaughter) Order 2007 (CEPO) was put in place to prohibit the export of livestock for slaughter from New Zealand. The CEPO applies to all exports of cattle, sheep, deer and goats for slaughter regardless of the country of destination and the size of the shipment. The prohibition is not absolute and individual consignments may be approved by the Director-General of MAF on a case-by-case basis.

The Government is confident that trade in live sheep for slaughter to Saudi Arabia will resume only when there is a country-to-country agreement in place to support the trade relationship and in circumstances where individual consignments satisfy animal welfare standards.

Regards,

Briane Smith

Office of the Prime Minister

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J'ai rien recu encore, mais ce ne devrait pas tarder...