NGOs call for reform of systemic failings in livestock carrier trade
- Livestock carriers the least-safe shipping segment for sixth year running, according to Paris MOU
- 134 of the 159 livestock carriers are decades-old, converted cargoships
- Mass animal deaths the result of systemic problems, NGOs argue
A 410-page report by three animal welfare NGOs paints a damning portrait of the mostly elderly, converted ships that make up the world’s livestock carrier fleet
