35°C is the line.
Make It Law.

 

There is no law stopping animals from being loaded onto live export ships in extreme heat. We’re working hard to change that. Sign the petition to Parliament.

Make It Law: Heat Policy — Sign the Petitions

Two Petitions  ·  WA & Federal   ·  WA Closes 12 May 2026  ·  Federal Closes 29 April 2026

Two petitions. Two parliaments. One ask.

Sign Both — Takes 1 Minute Each

WA Residents Only

WA Parliamentary Petition

Addressed to the WA Legislative Council. Every signature goes directly on the parliamentary record, calling on Parliament to protect live export animals from extreme heat at the loading dock.

Sign the WA Petition Opens the official WA Parliament form
  • 1Click above to open the official WA Parliament petition form
  • 2Enter your full name, suburb, postcode, and email address
  • 3Check your inbox and click the confirmation link from parliament.wa.gov.au
  • 4Your signature is added to the official parliamentary record
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All Australians

Federal Parliament Petition

Addressed to the House of Representatives. Calling on the Federal Government to legislate a 35°C loading limit and enforceable heat protections for all live export animals in Australia.

Sign the Federal Petition Opens the official APH e-petition form
  • 1Click above to open the official Australian Parliament e-petition
  • 2Enter your full name, suburb, postcode, and email address
  • 3Check your inbox and click the confirmation link from aph.gov.au
  • 4Your signature is added to the federal parliamentary record
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What we're asking Parliament to do

Five Enforceable Reforms

01

Temperature LimitNo loading of farmed animals when ambient temperatures reach or exceed 35°C.

02

Water AccessContinuous access to clean drinking water until the point of loading.

03

Shade at PortShade provided for all animals waiting at port before loading.

04

No Unnecessary DelaysTrucks to depart immediately after loading and unload immediately on arrival at port.

05

Feed & BeddingAccess to feed and bedding throughout transport and after loading.

The science behind the campaign

What the heat index shows

Temperature Humidity Index (THI) — Bos taurus cattle heat stress zones
Source: Veterinary Handbook for Cattle, Sheep and Goats (LiveCorp / MLA), Appendix 14.2 · Adapted from Moran (2005) · THI = 0.8×T + RH×(T−14.4) + 46.4 · Zones based on observations for Bos taurus cattle; Bos indicus mild stress does not occur until the upper ranges of the severe zone
Bos taurus (European/British breeds)
No stress < 70
Mild 70–74
Moderate 75–79
Severe 80–89
Dead cattle ≥ 90
Bos indicus (Zebu/Brahman breeds) — higher heat tolerance
No / low stress < 80
Moderate–severe 80–89
Dead cattle ≥ 90
Bos indicus mild stress does not occur until the upper ranges of the Bos taurus severe zone. Both breed types enter the dead cattle zone above THI 90.
No stress
Mild stress
Moderate stress
Severe stress
Dead cattle
Source: Veterinary Handbook for Cattle, Sheep and Goats, Appendix 14.2 — Temperature Humidity Index (THI) · LiveCorp / MLA · Adapted from Moran (2005)
The journey before the ship

Four stages. The harm starts before the ship.

Stage 1
The Truck

Up to 8+ hours in a sealed metal vehicle. No legal water limit. No journey-time ceiling. The heat load clock starts here.

Stage 2
The Port Yard

Concrete floors. Direct sun. Crowded pens. No shade required by law. No vet present.

Stage 3
The Ramp

The moment the law could intervene. On days of extreme heat, THI reaches 87+. No temperature ceiling. No mandatory vet inspection.

Stage 4
The Ship

Days, sometimes weeks, through tropical waters. Whatever protections exist at sea, they cannot undo the heat load animals carry from the truck, the yard, and the ramp. The loading day sets the baseline for everything that follows.

“Community expectations have shifted. Western Australians do not accept animals being treated as expendable cargo in conditions that would trigger safety interventions for humans and other farmed animals.”

— Hon. Amanda Dawn, Animal Justice Party, WA Legislative Council

Make It Law.

Two petitions. Two parliaments. One ask: make 35°C the legal loading limit for live export animals in Australia.

WA petition: WA residents only · Closes 12 May 2026 · Confirm via email from parliament.wa.gov.au
Federal petition: All Australians · Closes 29 April 2026 · Confirm via email from aph.gov.au

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