PRESS RELEASE – 29 May 2020 – SHIPPING SHEEP FOR SLAUGHTER
Shipping livestock by sea over long distances for the purpose of slaughter is not a recent phenomenon – the practice has a long and sad history extending back over 30 years, accompanied by a distressing list of problems, risks and disasters that have accompanied it. Only recently, 14 000 sheep were drowned when their transport vessel capsized. The issue of long-distance shipping of livestock has therefore been a long-standing concern to the Livestock Welfare Coordinating Committee.
