New 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, raising fresh questions about the safety and ethics of transporting livestock by sea. On Friday, the Japanese Coast Guard plucked from the sea a second man believed to be a crew member from the cargo ship. He was found floating face down and unconscious, the Coast Guard said. The carcasses of a dozen cows were also found floating in the water, as well as a life jacket, the Coast Guard said. The ship, the Gulf Livestock 1, was carrying 39 crew members from the Philippines and two each from Australia and New Zealand.

Source: New York Times September 04, 2020 06:11 UTC