Stranded Livestock to Be Rested on Land, Then Exported

Published on February 10, 2024

Thousands of sheep and cattle that have been on board a stranded livestock ship for more than a month are likely to be offloaded to rest on land before being re-exported to the Middle East.  About 16,500 animals have been packed aboard the MV Bahijah since Jan. 5, when it sailed for the Middle East from Fremantle before being ordered to abandon its voyage due to Houthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea. Except for a couple of hundred head of cattle unloaded last week, the animals have remained on the vessel since it returned to Australian waters, sparking fears for their welfare as authorities considered a now-rejected application to send them on another—even longer—journey for export....

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