Bahijah in Fremantle in 2018 (Bahnfrend – CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)
THE Federal Department of Agriculture’s handling of the MV Bahijah catastrophe – which has involved clearing it as the regulator for export to the Red Sea before ordering it back to Australia three weeks later, where it now sits without an apparent plan for the thousands of animals on board, is drawing serious criticism as the debacle drags on without resolution.
Sources Beef Central has spoken with today with knowledge of the situation say all reports indicate the health and welfare of the animals on board remains good,…
