In Spain, MAPA orders the slaughter of the calves of the ship 'Karim Allah'

Published Mar 1, 2021

Tridge summary

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) in Spain has ordered the sacrifice of 895 calves on the Karim Allah ship, which has been docked in the port of Cartagena since February 25. The calves, which were en route to Turkey, were found to be in poor health after two months at sea. The transport was initially certified by Spanish veterinary authorities, but was rejected by Turkish and Libyan ports due to issues with community zoning in animal health. The MAPA has taken legal measures to bring the ship to port for inspection, as importing live animals from unauthorized third countries is prohibited in the European Union.
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The MAPA has decided to sacrifice the 895 calves found on the Karim Allah ship docked in the port of Cartagena. The veterinary inspection carried out on February 25 and 26 has found that the state of the calves, after two months of travel since they left the same port, prevents them from undertaking a new journey for export to a third country. For this reason, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has proceeded to communicate to those responsible for transport the inspection certificate, as well as the resolution in which they are informed that they proceed to the isolation and sacrifice of the animals, in accordance with the regulations applicable and, if not, it will be the ministry itself who does it in a subsidiary way. The Karim Allah ship sailed from Cartagena on December 18 with a load of 895 calves bound for Turkey. At the time of its departure, the transport was covered by the certification of the Spanish veterinary authorities, which guarantees the good health ...

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