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Animal welfare groups say smell from the build-up of faeces and ammonia on the ship are indicative of the conditions animals endureAuthorities in Cape Town have launched an investigation after a foul stench swept over the South African city.Officials inspected sewage facilities for leaks and an environmental health team was activated before the source of the smell was discovered: a ship docked in the...

Serious animal welfare concerns over exporter’s plan to resume journey, MP says, with animals set to spend 60 days ‘on a stinking hot ship’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA stranded live export ship carrying about 16,500 animals will be partially offloaded in Western Australia before resuming its journey to export the livestock.About 16,500 animals are packed into...