---
title: "Graphic: The Al Kuwait — a timeline of Cape Town's stinking ship"
description: "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."
type: "NewsArticle"
publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "CATTLE IN CRISIS"
author: "Velani Ludidi and Rudi Louw"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/velani-ludidi-and-rudi-louw/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-02-20-graphic-the-al-kuwait-timeline-of-a-stinking-ship/"
published: "2024-02-20T14:02:23"
updated: "2024-02-20T22:48:17"
lang: "en-ZA"
word_count: 58
---

# 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.

By Velani Ludidi and Rudi Louw · Published 20 February 2024, 16:02 SAST · Updated 21 February 2024, 00:48 SAST

## Content

![Image](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/timeline-of-a-sinking-ship.jpg)

Read more in *Daily Maverick*: [Inside the Stinking Ship](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-02-20-inside-the-stinking-ship-at-cape-town-harbour-carrying-19000-cattle-to-the-middle-east/). **DM**

*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.*