Australia exports, or sells, many products overseas. Farm animals are just one of thousands of these products.
Every year approximately 4 million sheep, half a million cattle and 50 000 goats leave Australia on ships and travel to countries throughout the Middle East and Asia. The sale of Australian animals to these countries is very important because they aren’t able to raise enough healthy animals to feed everyone.
Livestock exports are also very important to Australia. Thousands of people work in the industry, including farming families and communities in country Australia.
Caring for animals is important for everyone who works in the industry. That’s why we are the best country in the world when it comes to looking after the animals we export.
We have strict laws about how to look after the animals. Farmers work hard to look after their animals, and so do the people who export them.
And because we’re the world's best, we’re also teaching other countries how to do it better.