Investigating live animal exportsAll this week we will be reporting on the global trade in live farm animals, which despite welfare and disease concerns, has quadrupled in size over the past 50 years. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Graphic live animal export Photograph: The GuardianWe’ve also reported on the huge revenues generated by the industry, with the Middle East a key market. In 1988, the global trade in all live animals was worth $716m (£548m); by 2017 that had risen to $21bn. In 2016, Saudi Arabia alone imported almost $1bn worth of live animals, mostly sheep. It also expects meat consumption to fall by 1–2% a year over the same period.

Source: The Guardian January 21, 2020 10:52 UTC