Spain orders culling of hundreds of bulls aboard Karim Allah
Animals rights activists raised alarm over cattle suffering aboard a transport ship after Turkey denied it port for fear of disease.
Over 860 head of cattle aboard the ship Karim Allah are to be euthanized, Spanish authorities confirmed on Saturday, following days of controversy over the animals' health.
The ship owners "should proceed to isolate and slaughter the animals in accordance with the applicable regulations," the Agriculture Ministry was quoted as saying by the Reuters news agency.
The Lebanon-registered ship had left the Spanish port of Cartagena in December and was headed to Turkey to sell the young bulls, according to the daily