CIWF Accuses OIE of Failing Animals?
GLOBAL - In the latest animal welfare disaster to hit the live export trade, an estimated 2,000 cattle died aboard the Gracia del Mar, a ship carrying more than 5,000 animals on the marathon but regular trade route from Brazil to Egypt. Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) said the lack of action by Brazilian and Egyptian authorities, the ship’s owner and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) to protect the welfare of the cattle in this case was unacceptable and staggering.
22 May 2012
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