Ending live exports a key priority for the Animal Justice Party

Gregor Heard
Updated December 12 2018 - 7:27am, first published December 11 2018 - 10:00am
The Animal Justice Party has nominated an end to live animal exports as one of its key priorities should it be declared the winner of an Upper House seat in Victoria.
The Animal Justice Party has nominated an end to live animal exports as one of its key priorities should it be declared the winner of an Upper House seat in Victoria.

ANDY Meddick, the Animal Justice Party candidate who is within touching distance of a seat in the Victorian Upper House for the Western Victoria region, has said a ban on all live animal exports would be one of his immediate priorities if he is elected.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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