There will be no more shipping live animals out of the UK for slaughter.

On Wednesday, both Houses of Parliament voted in favor of a law that will ban the export of cattle, sheep, pigs, wild boar, goats and horses from the UK to EU member states or other third countries for slaughter or fattening for slaughter.

As both Houses have agreed on the text of the legislation, it now awaits the signature of the British King.

Earlier this week, the Australian government announced that it will ban all live sheep exports by ship from May 1, 2028.

In conjunction with the announcement, Australian authorities are launching a transition package of AUD 107m to support the Australian sheep industry in phasing out sea-borne sheep exports.

In January, a ship carrying 14,000 sheep and 2,000 cows was stranded in an Australian port after turning back from a journey to Israel.

The crew had been forced to abandon a trip through the Red Sea due to the recent unrest.

The animals had been aboard the ship for almost a month when animal welfare activists began to intervene in the situation, calling it torture.

Despite the involvement of the Australian authorities, the MV Bahijah ended up setting course for Israel again - this time around the west coast of Africa. A route that takes about 14 days.

English edit by Kristoffer Grønbæk