Spain's second-largest newspaper, El Mundo, publishes article on ship exports of lambs
During our investigation at the port of Cartagena (Spain) in May, we were joined by a journalist from Spain's second-largest newspaper, El Mundo. The result was an article about lamb exports by ship from Spain to Algeria and other third countries.
The author traces the journey of “Lamb 0338,” which grew up on a Spanish farm and is now being sent on a journey to a distant country. There, it will be slaughtered under conditions that would not be permitted in Europe. Once the animals leave the European port, Europe no longer has any control over how they are treated.
He describes how we document the loading of the ships. "Another part of them monitors what happens from different points. They use long-range cameras, drones, to expose what happens to these lambs that God and man have abandoned to their fate when they board the ship."
The article also quotes the Spanish Meat Industry Association, which opposes the export of live animals by ship, mainly because it drives up prices. The association says that Spain's allowing such exports to countries like Algeria also poses health risks: "No one can guarantee that ships that previously had one flag and then another, constantly changing ownership, can control the necessary disinfection chain to maintain rigorous pest control."
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El Mundo had more than three million readers in its online edition on the Sunday the article was published. And it was published in print on Sunday, the day with the highest newspaper readership in Spain.
