A Helping Hand
by Published on 22nd August 2018 03:51 AM
Hi again Vernon,
Today we awoke to some truly great news in our ongoing campaign to save sheepfrom the horror of live export. EmanuelExports has had their licence permanently cancelled by the regulator.One of the world's largest exporters of animals will no longer be able to operate.
This company (and its directors) has been responsible for shipping the majorityof the 200 million sheep that have been sent to the Middle East over the pastforty years. Over 1.5million defenceless animals have died on their vessels – andthrough the courage and compassion of a crewman Fazal Ullah – the world nowknows the egregious suffering that this company was willing to accept fordecades.
My own journey with this company started shortly after joining CEO, Glenys Oogjesat Animals Australia in 2003. It is Emanuel Exports that was responsible forthe Cormo Express disaster where over 5,000 sheep perished, and it was theirshipment that I met in Kuwait City in November that year, on which over 1,000sheep had died. While in Kuwait, I witnessed firsthand the brutal treatmentthat this company was prepared to expose millions of sheep to, for decades.
The directors of Emanuel Exports have been responsible for some of the worstmass death events in the trade and the associated suffering that we nowunderstand so fully. In 2006 we had them found guilty of cruelty in the WAMagistrates Court. We lodged legal complaint after legal complaint against themand generated media exposé after media exposé. And this year, we took this export giant to the FederalCourt on behalf of animals.
Animals Australia has battled this company for the past 15 years, and on eachoccasion that we revealed the suffering they were responsible for, we took themever closer to the brink.
So today, Emanuel's day ofreckoning, has been a long time coming. It has been a David and Goliath battlethroughout many years — and 'David' today has won. They may have had the'power' and millions of dollars at their disposal. But we have been 'armed' bythe glorious kind hearts of our generous supporters who have been prepared toback every courageous and compassionate action we have taken over those years.
As you well know, this is a journey that asks so much of us. It's one that is only for the strong-hearted because the ark of justice is truly long. But I have never lost faith that justice would prevail. That's because every day I am surrounded by the strong-hearted. People like you who share our vision and whose faith in us never wavers — and a team of resilient, committed advocates who I am so proud to call my colleagues.
The fight to end live export continues, and today we are one big step closer.
But for now, here's to the strong-hearted. Here's to you in heartfelt gratitude for sharing our vision for a kinder world.
For the animals,
Lyn
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