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Big blow for SPCA as court says Kuwait firm can export 56,000 sheep

26 August 2020 - 08:00 By Adrienne Carlisle and Paul Ash
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Al Mawashi was planning to export 72,000 sheep on June 9. They have been quarantined since early May at the Castledale Feedlot in Berlin, Eastern Cape.
Al Mawashi was planning to export 72,000 sheep on June 9. They have been quarantined since early May at the Castledale Feedlot in Berlin, Eastern Cape.
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A Kuwait firm may start loading thousands of sheep onto a ship docked in East London bound for the Middle East.

The court decision is a huge blow to the SPCA, ending a long tug of war over 72,000 animals.

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