Q. Thinking about the export of live animals for slaughter, which of the following statements is closest to your view?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| Australia should not export live sheep and cattle to any country at all | 30% | 34% | 22% | 48% | 38% | |
| Australia should only export live sheep and cattle to countries which guarantee they will be treated humanely | 50% | 49% | 57% | 46% | 44% | |
| Australia should export live sheep and cattle to any country that wants them | 9% | 9% | 11% | 2% | 11% | |
| Don’t know | 11% | 8% | 10% | 5% | 7% |
From the statements offered, half of Australians selected ‘Australia should only export live sheep and cattle to countries which guarantee they will be treated humanely’ as the statement closest to their view.
A further 30% thought ‘Australia should not export live sheep and cattle to any country at all’.
Greens voters were more likely to select ‘Australia should not export live sheep and cattle to any country at all’ (48%).
There were no significant differences based on age or gender.