The Federal Department of Agriculture has completed an investigation into a 2021 complaint from animal rights group the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) alleging non-compliance with Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) animal welfare requirements in Indonesia.
The PETA report, dated 22 June 2021, and previously reported here, alleged non-compliance at seven abattoirs, specifically that workers jabbed a steer with metal prods over 60 times and twisted and yanked its tail after a failed stunning attempt, staff stepped and yanked on cows’ tails, and staff…
