RSPCA 'disgusted' as 67,000 sheep stranded
RSPCA 'disgusted' over 67,000 stranded sheep
The RSPCA says it is furious 67,000 sheep have been left stranded on a cargo ship that has broken down off Adelaide for a week.
The Al Messilah left Adelaide last Tuesday, bound for Kuwait in the Middle East with the sheep on board.
Shortly after it left the ship came into engine troubles and had to return to the Port last weekend.
The RSPCA claims the ship involved is one of the oldest vessels in the live export fleet.
"This incident highlights the inherent risks in transporting animals over such vast distances by sea, risks that the industry has never been able to address," RSPCA CEO Heather Neil said.
"The journey to the Middle East was already going to take up to 20 days and that these sheep have already been in limbo for seven days is completely unacceptable," she said.
