Shipload of cattle to be killed

Nearly 900 cattle that have been on a ship travelling the Mediterranean Sea for two months will be sacrificed after veterinarians deemed them no longer fit for export, Spanish authorities said.

A total of 895 cattle set sail from the Spanish port of Cartagena on December 18 in the cargo ship named Karim Allah destined for export to Turkey.

Turkish port authorities, however, refused to let them disembark, reportedly due to suspicions about their health.