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Coverage dated February 19, 2024

A ship carrying 19,000 cattle caused a big stink in the South African city of Cape Town

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  1. Washington Times

    A ship carrying 19,000 cattle caused a big stink in the South African city of Cape Town (opens Washington Times)

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    What stinks?

  2. The Guardian

    Cape Town hit by ‘unimaginable’ stench from 19,000 cattle on live export ship (opens The Guardian)

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    Animal welfare groups say smell from the build-up of faeces and ammonia on the ship are indicative of the conditions animals endure

  3. Insider

    Cape Town, blanketed by a 'foul' stench, realized the smell came from a ship with 19,000 cattle docked in its harbor (opens Insider)

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    The livestock carrier, the Al Kuwait, had arrived in Cape Town on Sunday evening to load feed on its way from Brazil to Iraq.

  4. New York Times

    That ‘Unimaginable’ Smell in Cape Town? A Docked Ship With 19,000 Cows. (opens New York Times)

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    As the stench wafted more than a mile inland, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals found a buildup of dung in the animals’ cramped holding pens.

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