Kate Ellis (Adelaide, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Early Childhood and Childcare) Share this | Hansard source

I rise on the issue of live animal exports, an issue that I first raised concerns about in this place some seven years ago. It is an issue that I have continued to advocate both within the government and more broadly and an issue that so many in the Adelaide electorate are fiercely passionate about.

After the latest horrific incidents of abuse were televised, many people have again spoken out. It is their words that I seek to use today, putting them publicly and permanently on the record and again pledging to be their voice in this place and to fight on the issues for which they are passionate. Voices like Ella's, from Prospect, who wrote to me saying:

Or, from Joan in Norwood who wrote:

I heard from Maureen in Adelaide who said:

I have heard from so many of the constituents in my local area that I could speak here for hours raising their concerns. Fortunately for all of you, I will not do that, but I will share some of the others. Michelle, from Parkside, wrote:

Ana, from Adelaide, said:

Christina, in Unley Park, says:

To all of these, and to so many more who have written, who have rung, who have spoken out, I know how much you care about this. I know how sickened and appalled you are every time you see such footage, and I will continue to advocate within the government, within the parliament and within the community to see an end to these acts of extreme cruelty.

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