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Here's a stomach-churning tragedy, notwithstanding the fact that animals on live animal transports are generally destined to be butchered.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/03/typhoon-maysak-ship-with-43-crew-and-nearly-6000-cattle-missing-off-japan
I've read a lot about this industry before, but the thought of them drowning confined in their cages in the belly of the ship is utterly horrendous. And I'm not ignoring the human victims, as some of the sailors died, too, but fewer of them would have been trapped below deck and they could take action to escape the sinking, which would always be impossible even for animals not trapped below deck.