A Romanian law prohibiting live exports when temperatures surpass 45 degrees Celsius was breached during a recent import from Romania to Israel that contained thousands of cattle
Sheep being shipped for fattening and slaughter in multi-story vessels. (YouTube screenshot)
The number of live animals shipped to Israel for fattening and slaughter has hit an all-time high, with more than half a million calves and lambs reaching the docks in the first half of 2021, a 59 percent increase over the same period last year, according to new Agriculture Ministry figures.
A similar number of animals– 499,265 was recorded for the whole of 2017.
The data showed that 501,656 animals were transported to Israel in 80 shipments between January and June this year (of which 56,234 were intended for the Palestinian Authority), compared with 53 shipments of 315,770 animals during the first half of 2020.