Focusing on food waste will help

A sure way to reduce the suffering of animals bred for the live export trade is to reduce food waste. Globally, we could reduce waste by one third by shopping for, cooking and ordering at restaurants only as much as is needed to live healthily. This does not necessitate an abolition of our taste for meat, yet it could mitigate the quantity of cruel upbringing and long ship journeys endured by food animals. The ultimate disrespect for nonhuman life is thoughtlessly wasting what we kill to eat. Even animals euthanised without pain and suffering do not deserve to go into landfill or be discarded into the ocean.

– Joseph Ting, Carina, Qld