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CATTLE IN CRISIS

Graphic: The Al Kuwait — a timeline of Cape Town's stinking ship

Amid the unfolding drama surrounding the Al Kuwait live animal transport ship, which is docked in Cape Town with 19,000 cattle aboard, here is a timeline of its journey from Brazil to Cape Town where an overwhelming stench engulfed the Mother City and SPCA inspectors discovered animals in shocking distress.
Graphic: The Al Kuwait — a timeline of Cape Town's stinking ship The Al Kuwait live animal transport ship in the port of Cape Town on 19 February 2024. (Photo: Gallo Images / ER Lombard)
Velani Ludidi and Rudi Louw
By Velani Ludidi and Rudi Louw
20 Feb 2024
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The original graphic on this article has been amended and a quote from the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has been removed as it had not been confirmed. The MJC had not stated that the meat was not fit for consumption. Daily Maverick is still awaiting clarity.

Comments (5)

Colleen Dardagan Feb 20, 2024, 03:28 PM

Thank God for the SPCA

Andrew Newman Feb 20, 2024, 04:04 PM

Authorities should have sent the ship back out to sea immediately to do a thorough clean of the ship before being allowed back to load feed. Extra port costs would for the ships account. As they did in Australia with the sheep ship which came back after a month after it was forbidden to try taking the long way round Africa to Israel.

R IA Feb 20, 2024, 07:14 PM

That just prolongs their suffering.

trevorgray8 Feb 20, 2024, 04:19 PM

The whole sordid saga makes one want to gag! How do human beings allow such an outrage? Poor animals shipped over 8000km in the height of summer in their own waste. What will be the mortality rate be that is sufficient to even consider this to be a viable business? It was reported that further livestock will be loaded in E.L? The MJC declares this to be haraam which futher muddies the water. No religion should be allowed to flourish / embrace such suffering. SICKENING!

Sudama das Feb 20, 2024, 07:00 PM

Real care for those cattle means freeing them from their improsonment and their final slaughter. Whrn man slaughters innocent creatures, he loses the essential quality of mercy.

Cornaymjbester1@gmail.com Feb 21, 2024, 10:02 AM

If this ship was named Tel Aviv and going there, one group of Cape Townians would have protested loudly.