A livestock carrier transporting 2,901 cattle from Uruguay has been stranded off the Turkish coast for over two weeks after authorities refused permission to unload the animals due to irregularities in their ear-tag documentation.
The vessel Spiridon II has been anchored off the port of Bandırma since 22 October after officials from Turkey’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry found that around 500 ear tags did not match the documents. Due to this, the ship was denied port entry and ordered to remain offshore.
According to the vessel’s owner, 48 cattle have died since arrival, and the remaining animals are now facing shortages of feed, water, and bedding. The owner has requested permission to return to port on Saturday, 8 November, to load hay, feed, and water.
Animal welfare organisations, including the Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF), Animal Advocacy and Food Transition, Animals International, and Animal Save Movement Türkiye, have urged
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