The original 2019 footage shows sheep being brutally slaughtered without stunning, some of whom attempt to escape with their heads half removed, before the butchered meat is packed into a car and driven off the property; along with serious breaches of food hygiene and biosecurity. It was provided to Andy Meddick, Animal Justice Party MP for Western Victoria, after an anonymous source provided it to Aussie Farms.
Meddick made a formal complaint to Primesafe, the Statutory Authority that regulates the safety of meat, and is calling for the facility to be completely closed down and for those responsible to be prosecuted.
Meddick also says the release of this footage could not have come at a more crucial time, as it shows the importance of the work animal activists do, yet a parliamentary inquiry is being held in Victoria which could potentially increase penalties for whistleblowers.
In August 2020, new footage was released showing the facility is still operating exactly how it was before, with fully-conscious sheep taking up to 5 minutes to die after their throats are hacked at with a knife. Biosecurity and hygiene issues remain rampant.
In September 2020, Agriculture Victoria closed the case without laying any charges, inexplicably permitting the illegal facility to continue operating.
