See videos of the Australian mascot protesting against the phosphate trade. The camel was stopped by the police.
Bendigo Bank from Australia had its annual general meeting on the 29th of January. Bendigo invests in Wesfarmers, an Australian firm that imports phosphates from Western Sahara.
Ali the Camel -the mascot of the Australian Western Sahara Association- protests loudly at the trade. But was stopped by police on his way to the assembly. Check out two fantastic videos:
Ali's protests at the meeting
And Ali the Camel stopped by the police on the way to Bendigo meeting:
"The reason you’ve been intercepted is because the traffic travelling along the highway has reported the camel in the back of the ute [utility truck] and the belief was that it was alive. I think that’s about the furtherest thing from either the camel’s mind or ours at the moment, and that’s all it is.... Good on you guys. See you later"
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