The 52-year-old MV Spiridon II loaded 2901 cattle has been stranded off Turkey, denied permission to unload due to issues with the animals’ ear tag.According to local media, the Turkish Ministry of
The 52-year-old MV Spiridon II loaded 2901 cattle has been stranded off Turkey, denied permission to unload due to issues with the animals’ ear tag.
According to local media, the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry inspected the cattle when the vessel arrived but denied permission to land the animals because approximately 500 of the ear tags did not match documentation on the ship.
The vessel departed Uruguay on September 19 and arrived at Bandirma Port on October 22. The surviving animals remain stranded on the ship with at least 48 animals dead before the vessel was allowed into port on November 9, possibly to take on fodder and water.
Common issues for death at sea include pneumonia and leg injuries that mean the cattle are unable to stand, eat or drink. “The immediate concern apart from the obvious being trapped in unnatural, uncomfortable, sewerage filled, crowded pens is that they will be experiencing stress, fatigue - which will only be exacerbated if they do or have already run out of fodder and good quality fresh water,” says former live export veterinarian Dr Lynn Simpson.
The Australian veterinary organization Vets Against Live Export says: “The bottom line is these cattle
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