Cattle and sheep deaths prompt call for live export ban

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Updated July 1, 2009 12:40:40

Animal welfare groups in Australia are once again calling for the live animal export industry to be shut down, as more cattle die while being transported.

In the latest yearly report, more than one thousand head of cattle died on live export ships, from Australia to markets overseas. But the industry insists conditions are improving.

Presenter: Brigid Glanville
Speakers: Livecorp's Cameron Hall; Glenys Oogjes, executive director of Animals Australia; Melina Tensen, RSPCA's Australia Scientific Officer Farm Animals

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