Authorities at Dover Port have intercepted an illegal transport of 20 horses, just a year after a similar incident in which 26 horses were rescued from smuggling attempts.
Despite the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act 2024, which bans the export of live animals for slaughter, authorities suspect that some of these horses were being smuggled for slaughter and fattening in mainland Europe.
The horses included Irish Thoroughbreds, Connemaras, and leisure...