Australian Actor Toni Collette Urges Prime Minister John Howard to End Cruelty to Sheep
Toni goes on to urge the prime minister to stop the live export of sheep who are no longer profitable to the Australian merino wool industry. The live-export "death ships" transport more that 6 million sheep to the Middle East and North Africa every year. Conditions on these ships are unimaginably bleak—thousands die en route from disease and starvation, and those who survive the journey have their throats slit while they are still conscious. Toni writes, "I am sure that you do not want Australia to be associated with the image of starving, thirsty, and sick sheep who are sentenced to a painful death on foreign soil." Read Toni Collette's letter to Prime Minister Howard. Write your own letter to Prime Minister Howard, urging him to put a stop to the cruel practices inflicted upon sheep and lambs used for merino wool. Read PETA's guide to letter-writing and then write to the following address:
The Honorable John Howard Order a free "Shopping Guide to Compassionate Clothing" to learn how you can help animals when you shop for clothing. Find out how you can help save sheep by telling your community about the cruelty of Australian wool. Watch PETA's video "Australias Secret Shame" to see for yourself what happens to sheep down under.
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Toni Collette, the Sydney-born actor famous for her roles in such movies as The Sixth Sense, About a Boy, The Hours, and Muriel's Wedding, has sent a letter to Australian Prime Minister John Howard calling for an end to the horrific practices of