{"id":13929,"date":"2014-01-30T10:51:43","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T10:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13929"},"modified":"2014-01-30T10:57:03","modified_gmt":"2014-01-30T10:57:03","slug":"live-exports-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/01\/live-exports-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Exports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Australia has seen some of the worst cases<\/p>\n<p>around<\/p>\n<p>thousands of sheep and cows<\/p>\n<p>have died<\/p>\n<p>and few had made a sound<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Animals Australia took the matter to<\/p>\n<p>the people and with energy<\/p>\n<p>really thought it through<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>the government<\/p>\n<p>are not that concerned<\/p>\n<p>for them its the export trade<\/p>\n<p>its money in the coffers<\/p>\n<p>and trading partners fade<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>away quite soon<\/p>\n<p>when faced with angry people<\/p>\n<p>who might say<\/p>\n<p>that what they are doing<\/p>\n<p>is wholly wrong<\/p>\n<p>and that is not the way<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>animals are animals<\/p>\n<p>p<span style=\"color: #444444;\">eople eat them so<\/span><\/p>\n<p>they have to die<\/p>\n<p>and when they die<\/p>\n<p>and how they die<\/p>\n<p>the blow<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>is frighteningly obvious<\/p>\n<p>so they are tortured on the way<\/p>\n<p>they are animals<\/p>\n<p>who cares about their feelings<\/p>\n<p>day to day<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>thats a real hard story line<\/p>\n<p>for activists to see<\/p>\n<p>thats a real blow in many way<\/p>\n<p>to a good democracy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>they have to die<\/p>\n<p>so who cares<\/p>\n<p>ship them on their way<\/p>\n<p>out of sight out of mind<\/p>\n<p>thats the present way<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>caring about animals<\/p>\n<p>is caring about us all<\/p>\n<p>we are sentient beings<\/p>\n<p>when \u00a0we hear so many call<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>the sheep the calves the pigs<\/p>\n<p>they all have rights and feelings too<\/p>\n<p>and should not be neglected<\/p>\n<p>whatever people do<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Live exports is a bad event<\/p>\n<p>its wrong, it isn&#8217;t right<\/p>\n<p>shipping living souls abroad<\/p>\n<p>imagine, their fright<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>an alien world of movement<\/p>\n<p>on the ocean in a hold<\/p>\n<p>bundled together and treated like cargo<\/p>\n<p>going to where they&#8217;ve been sold<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>off loaded like cargo<\/p>\n<p>these are living beings<\/p>\n<p>with hearts and with feelings<\/p>\n<p>and hopes and desires<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>they are not inanimate<\/p>\n<p>imagine their thinking<\/p>\n<p>no food and no water<\/p>\n<p>and too many liars<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>our politicians quote laws<\/p>\n<p>ineffectual<\/p>\n<p>they turn their heads<\/p>\n<p>to Europe you go<\/p>\n<p>these are not decisions that we can make<\/p>\n<p>these days<\/p>\n<p>now \u00a0we are part of the big<\/p>\n<p>Brussels show<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>if you don&#8217;t like it<\/p>\n<p>now you can lump it<\/p>\n<p>this is the dictat we hear<\/p>\n<p>loud and clear<\/p>\n<p>the ag laws just passed<\/p>\n<p>by the tory toffs telling<\/p>\n<p>the corporate gods<\/p>\n<p>they have nothing to fear<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>they silence objection<\/p>\n<p>they tell us don&#8217;t worry<\/p>\n<p>we&#8217;re watching out for you<\/p>\n<p>that is our realm<\/p>\n<p>as for live exports<\/p>\n<p>there&#8217;s far more important<\/p>\n<p>things to now think of<\/p>\n<p>but we&#8217;re at the helm<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>you are just minions<\/p>\n<p>millions of minions<\/p>\n<p>animal earthlings<\/p>\n<p>don&#8217;t worry your head<\/p>\n<p>if you eat animals<\/p>\n<p>then you are culpable<\/p>\n<p>and anyway<\/p>\n<p>soon they will be dead<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>this is reality<\/p>\n<p>this is whats happening<\/p>\n<p>we activists can go this way and that<\/p>\n<p>stand at the docks gates<\/p>\n<p>and yell \u00a0off our high horse<\/p>\n<p>but Europe stands firm<\/p>\n<p>thats where they are at<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>so a battle of sorts rages<\/p>\n<p>in our emotions<\/p>\n<p>we hear and we see<\/p>\n<p>animal stand in<\/p>\n<p>fear<\/p>\n<p>we know they are tortured<\/p>\n<p>we know they are butchered<\/p>\n<p>we know they are eaten<\/p>\n<p>billions each year<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>all we can do is stop and be vegan<\/p>\n<p>that will help some<\/p>\n<p>but only a few<\/p>\n<p>most of the mass population are eating<\/p>\n<p>more and more animals<\/p>\n<p>that is my view<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia has seen some of the worst cases around thousands of sheep and cows have died and few had made a sound &nbsp; 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