Thousands of cattle loaded on to live export ship in the dark

November 19th, 2020

Government officials say there was nothing unusual about the loading of a live export ship in Timaru at the weekend, despite claims thousands of animals were sent aboard in the dark to avoid scrutiny. The claims come after two animals reportedly jumped from a truck en route to the livestock carrier Ocean Drover at PrimePort Timaru on Sunday morning.

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