Live Exports 
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Profits at whatever cost
Parliament and the courts
Unfortunately, due to the huge power of those involved with this cruel
trade, parliament has failed to do its duty to reflect the wishes of those
it claims to represent. Despite opinion poles showing 96% of the
public against the atrocity that is live exports, nothing more than meaningless
words has come forth from the government.
Possibly the most obscene example of this was when the Bill to ban the
export of veal calves was literally talked out of parliament by two Tory
MPs; one read out of an encyclopedia, the other out of a phone book, meaning
that there was no parliamentary time remaining for a vote.
Similarly, the High Court ruling that opened the way for live exports
to resume from Dover, shows that the courts are open to similar abuses
of power.
News from the ports
A number of ports have been involved with the trade, and not all are listed
here (e.g. Humberside Airport, Grimsby Docks). Conversely, since these
pages were first written a number of the following ports have ceased exports
of live animals. For a graphical display of which ports are currently involved,
look at this map
What the papers say