Drug cartels now use livestock ships loaded with disease-infested cows, called “cocaine cows,” to smuggle cocaine into Europe. An investigative report has revealed the scale and complexity of this ...

Drug cartels are using ships packed with disease-ridden cattle to smuggle huge quantities of cocaine to Europe. Police do not seize the vessels because it is a “logistical nightmare” to deal with the ...

A German animal welfare group has warned that thousands of cattle aboard a livestock ship from Uruguay are at risk of dying after being stranded off the Turkish coast for weeks. The vessel, Spiridon ...

As efforts to dislodge the huge container ship stuck in the Suez Canal intensified Saturday, an animal-rights nonprofit is airing concerns over animals trapped in cargo vessels. Ships carrying ...

RED SEA — A Comoros-flagged livestock vessel was intercepted and temporarily detained in the Red Sea on July 24, 2025, after unidentified individuals in a wooden boat opened fire and ordered it to ...