CAPE TOWN residents were distressed with a terrible stench from the harbour where the Al Kuwaita, a Kuwaiti cattle boat with 19,000 head from Brazil and Iraq was docked.
The unpleasant odour led authorities to inquire, which was quickly traced to cattle on the ship ankle-deep in excrement, reported Bangalore's MarineInsight.
Zahid Badroodien, the mayor's water and sanitation chief, verified on social media platform X that the ship was responsible for the 'sewage smell blanketing parts of the city'.
The ship's departure relieved the city of the unpleasant beginning to the week.
Aside from the pungent odour, there were concerns regarding the treatment of the animals on board. The National Council of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) sent a veterinary consultant to inspect the cattle.
Their findings shed light on the animals' horrific conditions, which included the accumulation of faeces and ammonia.
The Al Kuwait had stopped in Cape Town to load cattle feed, adding to the demand against live animal export.
South Africa's Democratic Alliance political party joined the crowd of outrage, stressing the terrible conditions animals undergo on such journeys. They claimed that live export exposes animals to various hazards, including excessive heat stress, injury, and even death.
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The unpleasant odour led authorities to inquire, which was quickly traced to cattle on the ship ankle-deep in excrement, reported Bangalore's MarineInsight.
Zahid Badroodien, the mayor's water and sanitation chief, verified on social media platform X that the ship was responsible for the 'sewage smell blanketing parts of the city'.
The ship's departure relieved the city of the unpleasant beginning to the week.
Aside from the pungent odour, there were concerns regarding the treatment of the animals on board. The National Council of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) sent a veterinary consultant to inspect the cattle.
Their findings shed light on the animals' horrific conditions, which included the accumulation of faeces and ammonia.
The Al Kuwait had stopped in Cape Town to load cattle feed, adding to the demand against live animal export.
South Africa's Democratic Alliance political party joined the crowd of outrage, stressing the terrible conditions animals undergo on such journeys. They claimed that live export exposes animals to various hazards, including excessive heat stress, injury, and even death.
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