Melbourne Cup day horse freight thrown into chaos as livestock stopped from travelling on Spirit of Tasmania

 Livestock has been stopped from boarding the Spirit of Tasmania, with horses set to race on Melbourne Cup day now unable to travel, one transport operator says.

The ABC understands a number of transport companies have been contacted this afternoon and told their forward bookings have been cancelled, following yesterday's court decision at which ferry operator TT-Line was found guilty of breaching animal welfare laws after 16 polo ponies died during a voyage in 2018.

The ponies were travelling back from a polo event and were found dead inside a trailer after a Bass Strait crossing between Devonport and Melbourne.

Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-28/livestock-stopped-from-travelling-on-spirit-of-tasmania/101591756



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