Israel violated an animal rights regulation this week when two ships, crammed with cattle, traveled from Romania to Israel during a heat wave with temperatures exceeding 45 degrees Celsius .

Romanian law prohibits live animal shipments at temperatures this high.

KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Yaron Lapidot , founder of Israel Against Live Shipments, about the problems of importing cattle and sheep into Israel.

(Photo:Abed Rahim Hatib/Flash90)

Israel violated an animal rights regulation this week when two ships, crammed with cattle, traveled from Romania to Israel during a heat wave with temperatures exceeding 45 degrees Celsius .
Romanian law prohibits live animal shipments at temperatures this high.
KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Yaron Lapidot , founder of Israel Against Live Shipments, about the problems of importing cattle and sheep into Israel.
(Photo:Abed Rahim Hatib/Flash90)

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