20 May 2013Tony Abbott has confirmed that one of his first priorities as Prime Minister if elected in September will be to apologise to Indonesia for the trade suspension to Indonesia in 2011 (www.bit.ly/19Qha57). If Tony Abbott apologises for action taken to address the suffering of Brian and other Australian animals exported to Indonesia, they will be defending some of the worst animal cruelty ever witnessed.
2 MINUTE FACEBOOK ACTION: Challenge Tony Abbott: if he would apologise for the suspension of live export to Indonesia, does he think what happened to Brian and other animals should have been allo...
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Tony Abbott has confirmed that one of his first priorities as Prime Minister if elected in September will be to apologise to Indonesia for the trade suspension to Indonesia in 2011 (www.bit.ly/19Qha57)
And why was the trade suspended? Brian's story is just one reason.
Brian was a big, affable steer, who was trying his best to keep out of trouble, which made it particularly hard to witness what he endured. He was confused, scared, but compliant. Regardless of his lack of resistance, he was surrounded by a number of workers and terrorised and brutalised as he bellowed loudly.
Brian did nothing to deserve being hit in the face, whipped or kicked. He lay there restrained and completely helpless, with each kick to the face he called out in a way that was heart wrenching.
Eventually, his fate was to be the same of so many other victims of live export; Brian's throat was cut whilst fully conscious and he died, 3000km from home.
You can see what Brian experienced during his last terrified moments of life in this video: www.vimeo.com/24323166
If Tony Abbott apologises for action taken to address the suffering of Brian and other Australian animals exported to Indonesia, they will be defending some of the worst animal cruelty ever witnessed.
2 MINUTE FACEBOOK ACTION: Challenge Tony Abbott: if he would apologise for the suspension of live export to Indonesia, does he think what happened to Brian and other animals should have been allowed to continue? Please share a link to Brian's story with him:
You can find Tony Abbott on Facebook: www.fb.com/TonyAbbottMP (you can either send him a private message or post the link in the comments section of one of his wall posts)
And on Twitter: @TonyAbbottMHR
You can also direct your questions to the Australian Liberal Party via www.facebook.com/LiberalPartyAustralia (via private message or in the comments section of one of their wall posts) or via Twitter: @LiberalAus 
