AR-News: (AU) Truss lied over Cormo sheep: activists

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

Animal liberationists accused the federal government of lying over the health 
of 57,000 sheep stranded aboard a ship in the Middle East for two months.
A report compiled by Ralph Hahnheuser, who is facing criminal charges after 
allegedly feeding ham to sheep destined for Kuwait last year, claims official 
mortality figures contradict statements made by Agriculture Minister Warren 
Truss during the Cormo Express affair.
But Mr Truss hit back, saying animal liberationists were distorting the facts 
as part of their campaign to sabotage the live animal export trade.
The Cormo Express and its cargo of 57,000 sheep were rejected by Saudi Arabia 
on disease grounds last August.
After they had been two months at sea, the government donated the sheep to 
the nation of Eritrea.




full story:

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/National/story_53266.asp
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