Extract from Wales Assembly debate on Animal Welfare - Nov 14

Thursday, 15 November 2018 08:02

David J Rowlands AM:...A further risk to livestock exported from the UK is that they're often transported on unsuitable ferries. This is due to large ferry companies banning livestock on their vessels. This problem was acknowledged by a National Farmers Union spokesman, who, in 2016, conceded that the port of Ramsgate and the ferries currently used were—euphemistically, he said—referred to as 'not ideal for this sort of trade.' To read the whole debate, CLICK...Request free trial