Mehreen Faruqi (NSW, Australian Greens) | Hansard source

Finally, the day is here. The day we set the date to end this vile and cruel sheep export industry is here. It has taken too long, but today will be a win. And this win belongs to the brave whistleblowers, to the determined animal welfare organisations, to animal advocates and activists, and to the Greens, who have fought tooth and nail for this inherently cruel and morally bankrupt live sheep export trade to be shut down for good—once and for all.

Today marks a pivotal moment in the fight for animal welfare. I want to congratulate everyone in the community who has joined the tireless campaigns and the tireless fights to shut down live sheep exports. Too many animals have died and too many have suffered on these ships of misery for decade upon decade. Sheep, which have been treated as cargo, not as the living, breathing sentient beings that they are, have suffered for far too long. Governments have facilitated this trade for decades.