Richie Benaud should know a sticky wicket when he sees one, so it’s sad that he has apparently come out of retirement to make ads telling Australians to eat lambs on Australia Day.
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Sheep are playful, sensitive animals who wag their tails when approached and can distinguish between different facial expressions in humans, yet some 22 million of them are slaughtered for their flesh every year in Australia while they’re still just babies.
They are crammed onto crowded trucks and deprived of food and water for up to 48 hours before being electrocuted or shot in the head with a bolt and cut apart.
Stuffing ourselves with lamb flesh harms our own health and the environment, too.
It’s un-Australian to celebrate our country by sending lambs to painful, terrifying deaths.
Let’s give animals a fair go and celebrate Australia Day with tasty, cruelty-free vegan food.
- Des Bellamy, Special Projects Co-ordinator, PETA Australia
