Australia has a long history of exporting livestock to many countries around the world and for many reasons, which have evolved over time.

Today, many countries want Australian animals because:

Increasingly our efforts to improve animal welfare is recognised as contributing to wider social and ethical change, better treatment of local sheep, improved worker safety and better meat quality.
Importing countries have confidence in the health status and quality of Australian sheep, regulatory certification systems, and our ability for meeting the consistent supply of high-quality sheep.
Australian live animal supply is an integral part of the importing countries’ food security programs.
It supports the development of a local processing sector in developing countries
It strengthens breeding and herd numbers with quality genetics (we don’t just export live animals for slaughter)