(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) on Monday rejected what it described as false, misleading and unsubstantiated claims circulating on social media regarding the welfare, transportation and management of recently imported Brazilian cattle, even as Opposition Members of Parliament raised concerns over the handling of the operation after encountering delays at the Tacama/Ebini river crossing.

In a statement, the authority assured the public that the health, welfare and humane treatment of the animals remained its highest priority throughout the importation process and maintained that at no stage were the cattle neglected, abandoned or transported without continuous veterinary supervision.

Contrary to claims circulated online, the authority said the cattle underwent a mandatory seven-day pre-export quarantine in Brazil, where they were inspected, monitored, tested and certified by the competent veterinary authorities as healthy and free from transboundary animal diseases.