More than 4,000 sheep die on live export ship

More than 4,000 sheep have died from heat exhaustion after 21 days on board a live export ship bound for Qatar from Fremantle.

Exporter Livestock Shipping Service said 4179 sheep perished in August aboard their Bader III vessel.

Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon said the sheep took half an hour to die as temperatures soared in the Gulf of Aden.

"This is the worst animal disaster at sea in recent history and another damning example of how the government continues to fail animals in the live export trade," Ms Rhiannon said.

Around 20,000 sheep die on live export ships each year from heat stress, illness, injury and failing to eat the unfamiliar food on board.

Source: Brisbane Times | Photo: Jidhu Jose in the QL Flickr Group

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By saptakalran• 16 Jan 2014 18:26

Hmmmm...now I remember..the mutton biriyani and the majboos, tasted little funny during the Eid time!!!!

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More than 4,000 sheep die on live export ship

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