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Cape Town hit by ‘unimaginable’ stench from 19,000 cattle on live export ship (www.theguardian.com)

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Animal welfare groups say smell from the build-up of faeces and ammonia on the ship are indicative of the conditions animals endure

Authorities in Cape Town have launched an investigation after a foul stench swept over the South African city.

Officials inspected sewage facilities for leaks and an environmental health team was activated before the source of the smell was discovered: a ship docked in the harbour carrying 19,000 live cattle from Brazil to Iraq.

Zahid Badroodien, the official in the mayor’s office in charge of water and sanitation, wrote on social media that investigators had confirmed the source of the “sewage smell blanketing parts of the city” was the cattle ship.

Animal welfare groups said the “unimaginable” stench indicated the conditions the animals faced on the vessel, and criticised the practice of live exports.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

We live in the suburbs a bit away from the city centre. The stink was god awful in the city itself. But i remember when we woke up that day, opened the door and was smelling something strange. We were so confused lol, at first we thought it was just the sea air but there was an underlying stench that didn't belong.

So getting to the city a few of us said we're working from home and left. Bosses didn't deny or penalise us.

We all thought it was a sewerage problem until they cleared up what was the cause.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 8 months ago (1 children)

There are towns in Texas that reek of cattle shit, twenty four hours a day. Seven days a week. Even Christmas. The stench doesn't take holidays.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I work right across from a big farm. I don’t even smell it anymore.

I do smell the fertilizer when they put that down though. Jesus Christ it makes me want to tear my nose off and throw it at the field.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yeah the liquid manure spray is nasty af

You know its real bad when you can taste it

[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Wait until they learn what it's like in the places the cows live normally 😢🐮