"Controversial Cattle Ship Departs Cape Town for Iraq Amid Stench Blame"

The livestock carrier ship Al Kuwait, blamed for causing a foul smell in Cape Town, has departed for Iraq with 19,000 cows on board after being docked to load feed. The National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) described the conditions on board as "abhorrent", with diseased and injured cattle, some of which had to be euthanised. The incident has reignited calls for a total ban on live cattle transport via sea, with residents of Cape Town describing the smell as "nauseating" and "overwhelming".