Investigation: Port of Cartagena
[Translate to English:] Bullen auf an der Tankstelle abgestellten Lkws in der prallen Sonne. Copyright: Animal Welfare Foundation & Sea Shepherd France
May 30 and 31, 2024
While part of the team restocks supplies for the "Walrus"* to continue the investigation at sea, others take the opportunity to observe the activities around the port of Cartagena. The area is bustling with activity. Not far from the port entrance, we find trucks loaded with cattle parked under the blazing sun. The fans are turned off—a clear violation of animal transport laws. The journeys must be kept as short as possible! Cooling must be provided! It is only hours later that the trucks finally move towards the docked ships, which are soon to depart for Morocco. We do not let them out of our sight.
*The unique collaboration with Sea Shepherd France allows us, for the first time, to document the fate of animals transported by ship. Together, we are advocating for an end to these torturous transports to spare the animals from indescribable suffering and to protect the fragile Mediterranean. Animals that do not survive the journey, along with bedding and manure, are carelessly dumped into the sea.
