Vets exposing shocking animal welfare breaches at Australian export abattoirs face ‘enormous risk’

Whistleblower veterinarians face threats in Australia after exposing shocking animal welfare breaches at export abattoirs. Despite their role monitoring welfare and food safety, these vets have faced reprisal for raising concerns about unreported incidents, including a mass sheep hypothermia death. Calls for stronger protections are growing, with advocates emphasizing the importance of whistleblowers to accountability, yet the government has denied allegations of oversight failures and rejected individual complaints.