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Planned return of live animal exports held back - report

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 19 Aug 2025, 7:46pm
A review's underway into whether the practice, which brought in nearly $30 million last year, should be banned. Photo / Getty Images.
A review's underway into whether the practice, which brought in nearly $30 million last year, should be banned. Photo / Getty Images.

Planned return of live animal exports held back - report

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 19 Aug 2025, 7:46pm

Legislation being drafted to bring back the controversial trade of live animal exports by sea is getting stuck in the cogs of Cabinet.

The Labour government banned the trade two years ago, but National and ACT campaigned on bringing it back. 

The Country's Jamie Mackay explained further.

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