Sydney abattoir shut down over animal cruelty concerns

An abattoir in the Australian city of Sydney, has been closed down after a video showing animal cruelty surfaces, local media report.

The video comes less than a year after Australia suspended live cattle exports to Indonesia over cruelty concerns.

The secret footage was aired by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and showed what an official described as "acts of gross animal mistreatment".

Officials closed the Hawkesbury Valley abattoir on Thursday.

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