They died of asphyxiation, locked in the truck that was transporting them. This is the end of a dozen cattle, victims of an accident
They died of asphyxiation, locked in the truck that was transporting them. This is the end of a dozen cattle, victims of an accident that took place this morning on the A1 Milan - Naples motorway.
The vehicle in which the 44 animals were traveling caught fire and some of them died due to the smoke given off by the flames. The driver was unharmed, while the causes remain to be ascertained.
The firefighters of Orvieto and Terni and various patrols of the traffic police intervened on the spot. Live animals and carcasses have been recovered, but this incident once again turns the spotlight on the transport of live animals and the dire conditions they are all too often forced to endure.
Every year 500 million animals are transported along our roads: of these, more than 5 million travel thousands of kilometers, even for several days, often in dramatic conditions, with scorching temperatures, without stopping, without food or water.
8 out of 10 checks, according to the Lav, reveal serious irregularities.
Source: Answer, Lav
