Animal Rights Groups Urge Russia to End to Cattle Imports from U.S.
The Animal Welfare Institute and Compassion in World Farming urged Russia to suspend imports of cattle by sea from the U.S., following a September incident in which more than 1,000 out of 3,400 breeding dairy cattle from one U.S. shipment…
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died en route to Russia or had to be euthanized upon arrival, they said. Initial reports indicate the incident may have been caused by a breakdown in manure removal and ventilation systems on the vessel transporting the cattle, they said. In a letter to Nikolai Fyodorov, Russian Minister of Agriculture, AWI President Cathy Liss said, "We fear further animal suffering and loss of life if strong action is not taken."