A ship transporting almost 4,000 cattle from the United States to Russia has recently come under attack of multiple animal welfare groups, who are urgently calling for an investigation into the death of 400 pregnant cattle. It was reported that the Pearl of Para ship transporting the animals had docked in July, and received complaints that it smelled “awful.” The exportation of cattle from the United States to various countries in Asia and Europe is a common practice and about 100,000 animals were transported last year, according to the USDA.
http://animalconnectionac.wordpress.com/2012/08/15/encourage-the-usda-to-investigate-the-death-of-400-pregnant-cattle/