Animals Australia
August 22, 2018
Emanuel Exports 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.
From
Animals Australia's video on board an export ship...
Today, as we remember all of those who've suffered, we breathe a sigh
of relief for the countless animals who will be spared a horror journey.
Today we awoke to some truly great news in our ongoing campaign to save sheep from the horror of live export. Emanuel Exports 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.
From
Animals Australia's video on board an export ship...
This company (and its directors) has been responsible for shipping the
majority of the 200 million sheep that have been sent to the Middle East
over the past forty years. Over 1.5 million defenceless animals have died on
their vessels – and through the courage and compassion of a crewman Fazal
Ullah – the world now knows the egregious suffering that this company was
willing to accept for decades.
My own journey with this company started shortly after joining CEO, Glenys
Oogjes at Animals Australia in 2003. It is Emanuel Exports that was
responsible for the Cormo Express disaster where over 5,000 sheep perished,
and it was their shipment that I met in Kuwait City in November that year,
on which over 1,000 sheep had died. While in Kuwait, I witnessed firsthand
the brutal treatment that this company was prepared to expose millions of
sheep to, for decades.
The directors of Emanuel Exports have been responsible for some of the worst
mass death events in the trade and the associated suffering that we now
understand so fully. In 2006 we had them found guilty of cruelty in the WA
Magistrates Court. We lodged legal complaint after legal complaint against
them and generated media exposé after media exposé. And this year, we took
this export giant to the Federal Court on behalf of animals.
From
Animals Australia's video on board an export ship...
Animals Australia has battled this company for the past 15 years, and on
each occasion that we revealed the suffering they were responsible for, we
took them ever closer to the brink.
So today, Emanuel's day of reckoning, has been a long time coming. It has
been a David and Goliath battle throughout 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' by the glorious kind hearts of our
generous supporters who have been prepared to back 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.
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