Capsized Cattle Ship: New Zealand Suspends Cow Exports

Animal rights activists said the move did not go far enough. The carcasses of dozens of cows have been spotted in the water, and most of the crew of 43 is feared dead.VideotranscripttranscriptRescuers Find Survivors From Capsized Cattle ShipCrew members of Gulf Livestock 1 were rescued this week by the Japanese Coast Guard. The ship was carrying 43 people and nearly 6,000 cows when it capsized off of Japan’s coast.“You are safe, safe. You’re safe.” “Thank you. Thank you. Did you get some crew there also? In the gulf? Or no? I’m the only one?” “Yes.” “No other one? I am so — I don’t know what’s happening to some of my crew.”Crew members of Gulf Livestock 1 were rescued this week by the Japanese Coast Guard. The ship was carrying 43 people and nearly 6,000 cows when it capsized off of Japan’s coast.CreditCredit…Japan Coast Guard, via ReutersSept. 4, 2020Updated 4:30 p.m. ETNew Zealand has suspended the export of live cattle after a ship that left its shores with 43 crew members and nearly 6,000 cows capsized off Japan this week, raising fresh questions about the safety and ethics of transporting livestock by sea.Animals rights activists say the move did not go far enough because the transnational livestock trade is rife with abuses.“Ultimately, this is a trade that has to be banned,” said Will Appelbe, a spokesman for SAFE, an animal welfare group in New Zealand.The ship, the Gulf Livestock 1, was carrying 39 crew members from the Philippines and two each from Australia and New Zealand. It left Napier, New Zealand, in mid-August and sent a distress call early Wednesday near southern Japan, setting off a two-day air-and-sea rescue mission.Two crew members
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