FWD: Movie icon Bardot condemns ‘ship of death’

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Monday September 22, 2003

Movie icon Bardot condemns ‘ship of death’

 

 

SYDNEY: Fears were growing yesterday over the welfare of a shipload of 57,000

“tainted” sheep stranded in the Persian Gulf, with French movie icon Brigitte

Bardot joining attacks on Australia's efforts to solve the crisis.

 

With no port willing to accept the ailing animals, almost 4,000 of the 57,000

sheep have died from heat stress and rights groups fear the Cormo Express vessel

could become a “floating charnel house” unless action is taken.

 

Bardot sent an open letter to Australian Agriculture Minister Warren Truss

describing the situation as sickening and unbearable.

 

“It is absolutely necessary to find a humane solution in order to avoid the

agony of 50,000 sheep on the Cormo Express, which will remain the disgrace of

your country,” she said in the letter issued by her animal welfare group,

Foundation Brigitte Bardot.

 

The Dutch owners of the Cormo Express, dubbed “the ship of death” by the

Australian media, say the vessel has been in limbo since Saudi Arabia refused to

unload the animals last month because an unacceptable proportion had the disease

scabby mouth – a claim disputed by Australian vets.

 

Since then the United Arab Emirates has reportedly refused Canberra's plea to

take the sheep free of charge and Pakistan has indicated it will probably do

likewise.

 

The Australian government says it is in negotiations to offload the sheep

somewhere in the Middle East but has refused to name the countries it is talking

to. – AFP

 

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