Dont Muslim consumers require live animals so that they can be assured they are killed in the halal manner?
Australia has its own in-country, certified halal slaughterhouses, with all slaughter methods approved and supervised by Muslims who are licensed by the importing countries. The animals can be slaughtered in Australia, and the carcasses exported, without violating any religious custom. Islamic religious leaders in Australia have approved the electrical stunning of sheep prior to throat-cutting, making slaughter in Australia far more humane than live export.
