The RSPCA claim that 41 sheep being carried on a lorry stopped at the port of Ramsgate had to be shot due to severe lameness.
Animal welfare campaigners were celebrating a victory on Thursday night as the only UK port to export live sheep and calves said it was suspending the trade following a debacle which prompted the destruction of more than 40 injured and lame animals.
In a statement, Thanet district council, which owns the port of Ramsgate, said it had temporarily halted live animal exports with immediate effect after the dramatic events on Wednesday…