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OPINION: Eleven cows from Auckland's Cornwall Park will no longer be exported to Mongolia to participate in a breeding programme.

The fate of 28,000 cows in quarantine in New Zealand and supposedly destined for China in the coming weeks hangs in the balance.

MPI has launched an independent review of the assurances it receives for the safe transport of livestock by sea.

New Zealand has an excellent reputation for animal welfare, which is further strengthened by the passage of the Animal Welfare Amendment Bill, according to the NZ Veterinary Association (NZVA).

Setting aside the hype and misinformation broadcast on the nightly news, New Zealand’s live export trade has successfully resumed: after 15 days at sea the MV Nada disembarked its cargo of sheep and cattle, alive and well, into quarantine in Manzanillo, Mexico.

After 15 days and six hours at sea, the MV Nada berthed in Manzanillo – located on the Pacific Ocean and one of the busiest ports in Mexico – in late June and 45,110 breeding ewes and 3224 cattle sourced from New Zealand were unloaded and quarantined on ‘quality’ Mexican pastures.

Your old mate has become increasingly frustrated by the ridiculous claims of animal fundamentalists at SAFE about live sheep shipment to Mexico; these are never challenged by mainstream media.