vince soodin reports.rd this transit ship for weeks on end. 22 cattle have died at sea. now the rest are condemned to an early death. the animals' journey started on december the 18th from the spanish port of cartagena, destined for turkey. but the shipment was blocked, when the turkish port suspected the animals had blue tongue disease, a virus that leaves cattle lame and haemorrhaging, but does not affect humans. several countries have refused the ship entry, forcing the calves to go several days with just water and no feed. the transit has been condemned by animal rights activists. translation: we demand immediate - action to finally ban livestock - transport to the middle east, as other european countries have done, on the grounds that the animals' health and well—being cannot be guaranteed. when the calves returned to cartagena, the vets concluded they had suffered enough. too unwell to be transported out of the eu, too ill to be allowed inside the block. destroying the bulls was the only solution, ac