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"We rescued Fiona from the streets of Taiwan, through a sister golden retriever rescue here in Los Angeles. Fiona was left abandoned on the streets. The original owner left her on their balcony alone, starving to death. She was love at first sight, and we've had her since 2013. She's now loving life."
The vegan singer, best known as the frontman for the Smiths, wrote to the deputy prime minister and agriculture minister asking him to shut down the controversial live export industry as he wrapped up his two-week Australian tour.
“The horrific cruelty in the live export industry is heavy enough to sink a ship, yet you insist on condemning millions of animals to this fate every year," he wrote.
He even took a shot at Joyce's famously rosy complexion.
“You can deny it until you are red(der) in the face, but the industry is dying."
Morrissey cited live export company Elders' decision to shut down its long-haul cattle trade to Indonesia, Vietnam, and Malaysia last month, and the export numbers of both cattle and sheep slipping, as reasons to shut down the industry.
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Australia exports millions of live animals to countries in the Middle East and Asia. The industry is worth more than $800 million each year. Indonesia was Australia's largest live cattle export market in 2014-15, taking 746,193 cows valued at $601 million.
The Gillard government introduced the Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) requiring ships to comply with strict rules on ventilation, drainage and provision of water and food after a 2011 Four Corners story exposed cruel treatment of export cattle.
But footage obtained earlier this month by Animals Australia shows goats and sheep having their throats cut with long knives and being left to bleed out in the Middle East and Asia during Eid celebrations.
Reports show other cattle still die of dehydration, starvation, or disease before they reach their destination and out of those who survive, some are violently slaughtered.
Morrissey called on Joyce to reconsider creating an animal welfare office in the agriculture department to investigate claims of mistreatment.
"Your recent dismissal of the need for an animal-welfare office in your department shows that you are currently on the wrong side of history," he said.
Quoting his famous song "Meat Is Murder", the British singer described live exports as "the slow boat to hell".
"Please help pave the way towards a kinder future by putting the live-export industry out of its misery immediately," he wrote.
The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources insists the live exports system and ESCAS are working.
"The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) itself has said Australia is leading the world in animal welfare and that industry's investments in improving the implementation of OIE welfare standards has its full and unequivocal support," a spokesperson said.
Joyce's office told BuzzFeed News they had received Morrissey's letter, but wouldn't confirm if he planned to respond.
Instead, the deputy prime minister tweeted that he "mightn't be a big fan of The Smiths", but said he was a fan of "families in WA, NT & FNQ who rely on our $2bn live export industry".
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Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie has joined Morrissey in his call to ban live exports, saying the cruelty is systemic and indefensible.
He's labelled Joyce the "Minister for Cruelty".
"Barnaby Joyce doesn't just turn a blind eye to the cruelty – he rubs his hands together with glee at the prospect of it continuing," Wilkie said.
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Countries from around the world came together in an historic agreement to create a marine reserve in Antartica, protecting more than 600,000 square miles of ocean surrounding the Antarctic, and more than 16,000 species that make their home there.
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Rae isn't actually a huge Harry Potter fan, but friends who are noticed that Delores was the spitting image of the beloved house elf. Being half Scottish fold and half Sphynx, she has the perfect little folded ears.
"Friends of mine all suggested it, I have a lot of friends that are really into Harry Potter," Rae told BuzzFeed Canada. "I looked at what a house elf was and I was like, yeah, she really does!"
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"It starts off with one person saying, “Sorry I’m late.” Then that person proceeds to give a reason to why they were late, but the reason is them giving a description of a movie.
Ex: Sorry I’m late, I had to help this guy find his son, but I kept forgetting where I saw him.
Answer: Finding Nemo.
It’s up to everybody in the car to find out what that movie is."
Warning: @SoulSociety will have you packing your bags before you can say squad goals.
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Dee Ann Quinones of Westbound paired her La Remedia with Chik-fil-A's fried glory because the drink is, "...light, refreshing and has just the right acidity to balance the fried chicken. Also, the peppercorn syrup gives a little sweet spice to offset the spiciness of the sandwich."
100% Chick-fil-SLAYED.
2 oz gin
1 ounce watermelon juice
¾ ounce grapefruit juice
½ ounce pink peppercorn syrup
½ ounce lime juice
¼ ounce lemon juice
Pinch of salt
Combine all elements in a shaker and shake vigorously. Double strain into a Collins glass and garnish with grapefruit and candied pink peppercorns.
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According to drink maker Eric “ET” Tecosky of Jones Hollywood, “This drink pairs perfectly with the Breakfast Crunchwrap from Taco Bell, and of course you want the Cinnabon Delights to cool off all the spice. You will be thanking me and napping in no time.”
We can confirm. The salty, crisp, fattiness of the hash brown layer was perfection with the sour and spice of the cocktail, and considering that we'd eat broken glass if it was paired with Cinnabon Delights, this was 100% #brunchgoals.
12 oz ice cold beer (ET recommends Tecate)
4 oz high quality tomato or Clamato juice
1 oz premium olive juice (ET loves Dirty Sue olive juice)
¾ oz fresh lemon juice
¼ tsp of Old Bay Seasoning
2 dashes of Worcestershire Sauce
2 dashes habanero pepper sauce
Sue-Lada Salt Recipe
4 T black sea salt
2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp paprika
Mix all but the beer in a shaker with ice. Run a lemon wedge around the rim of a pint glass and dip the glass into the Sue-Lada salt before pouring the mixed ingredients in. Next add the beer and garnish with a lemon wheel.
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