Lawyers urge government to protect veterinarian whistleblowers whose role is to monitor animal welfare and food safety for the US and EU
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Lawyers and animal welfare advocates have urged the government to protect veterinarian whistleblowers who revealed shocking animal welfare breaches and oversight failures at Australia’s export abattoirs.
The Australian government relies on a workforce of veterinarians placed inside export abattoirs to monitor animal welfare and food safety, largely to satisfy the requirements of major trading partners like the United States and European Union.
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