A lot more than 1,600 cattle on 2nd Spanish cattle ship to be killed

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain on Monday purchased the slaughter of 1,610 cattle which have been caught aboard the Elbeik livestock ship given that December, just months immediately after hundreds of cattle on a further vessel achieved a comparable destiny.

The agriculture ministry mentioned the animals were being unfit for further travel and could not be re-imported into the European Union, meaning they ought to be isolated and killed in the coming times.

In December, Turkish authorities rejected the animals and an additional 850 Spanish cattle aboard the Lebanon-flagged Karim Allah about problems they experienced bovine bluetongue virus, turning both of those vessels into intercontinental pariahs.

Possessing unsuccessful to uncover a new consumer just after months wandering the Mediterranean, the Karim Allah returned to the port of Cartagena on Spain’s east coast in February and the Elbeik followed fit last week.

A report by governing administration veterinarians uploaded to animal-rights team Igualdad Animal’s web-site said 179 cows on the Elbeik had died during the journey and ended up thrown overboard.

Several of the remaining animals had been malnourished and dehydrated, though some were being scarcely aware soon after getting crammed into unsanitary pens devoid of home to lie down, the report said.

An Agriculture Ministry spokeswoman declined to comment on the authenticity of the report.