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Ethan James

Partial export suspension after abattoir cruelty claims

An animal welfare group obtained footage of alleged cruelty at a meat processor in Tasmania. (HANDOUT/FARM TRANSPARENCY PROJECT)

A major Tasmanian abattoir, the subject of "deeply concerning" animal cruelty allegations, has been hit with a partial export suspension but can continue processing lambs. 

The federal department of agriculture in early December threatened to suspend the export licence of Tasmanian Quality Meats (TQM) after animal activists captured covert footage. 

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