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Thousands of cattle die in shipping accident

07/10/2015

As many as 5,000 cattle are thought to have died when a ship overturned leaving Vila do Conde port in Brazil. The cattle’s owner, Brazil-based beef packer Minerva, said once the cattle left the dock they became the responsibility of the shipping firm, according to Reuters.

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