Live sheep exports at lowest in 20 years

LIVE sheep exports will drop to their lowest level in more than 20 years in 2013 to about 2 million animals.

Given there were 6,257,120 sheep exported live in 2001, with a fairly steady decline (apart from 2008) since then, that's over 4 million animals that will be spared at least the horrific sea voyage of three, four or five weeks.

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