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1, 3. Roasting; Australia exported 954,143 live cattle (2009)

 

2. Boiling; voyages can take as long as 35 days

 

4, 5. Frying; a report on live cattle exports to Indonesia (700,000 sent in 2009) says animal welfare conditions are generally good, despite finding it takes four throat cuts to kill an animal, rather than the recommended one cut.

 

6, 7, 9. Brawn; live cattle exports from Australia were worth $679 million in 2010.

 

10, 8. Mincing; carcasses of cattle which did not survive the journey were usually minced in a machine and then thrown overboard.

 

11, 14. Braise; entire carcasses could be thrown overboard when ships were more than 100 nautical miles from territorial waters.

 

12. Poaching; small implants placed under the skin on the back of the ear, slowly releasing a low dosage of Hormone growth promotants over a period of time (usually 100 to 200 days, depending on the product used).

 

15, 16, 17. Grilling; ships can carry as many as 19,500 cattle.

 

18, 13, 19. Stewing; cattle tended to die of heat stress and pneumonia brought on by stress. They might also be injured in rough seas and die from blood poisoning.

 

20. Soups; 923 cattle died on live export ships in 2009.

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Uploaded on May 15, 2011
Taken on May 15, 2011