When the stricken container ship Ever-Given became stuck in the Suez Canal, it caused more than 200 ships to be unable to pass and forced to divert around southern Africa’s Cape of Good Hope. However, at least 20 of the boats delayed were carrying livestock, which raised significant concerns about the welfare of animals had the logjam become protracted. Thousands of cattle have already been slaughtered this year because of delays at sea, arriving at ports severely malnourished after spending months in substandard conditions.

Courtesy of Audrey O’Young.

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