Originally posted by cloverfdx


they do the live shipping because of religious beliefs dont they??? somthing like they like to slaughter the animals in a certain way (if thats the case they should breed them them selves)
No I don't believe that's why they get them from Australia. They can slaughter them the special way anywhere and send them frozen.

They DO breed their own, but because Saudi Arabia is home of the two most holiest cities in Islam, they ALWAYS have visitors from around the world, and I mean, in the millions, so they need a LOT of meat for the many people who come to the country........so much so that I don't believe they can breed enough in their own country themselves. Its not a religious reason by any means though. That's not even possible. Maybe they want fresh instead of frozen.

Either way, such a pity that the sheep were shipped in such a way that they got sick and no country will accept them because of that. Poor sheep.