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Tas ferry operator cancels horse transport

TT-Line was found guilty of breaching animal welfare laws over the deaths of 16 ponies in 2018. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Ferry operator Spirit of Tasmania has confirmed it will no longer transport livestock, including horses, across Bass Strait for the foreseeable future.

The decision comes after a court found TT-Line, which has operated the service for 37 years, guilty of breaching animal welfare laws over the deaths of 16 polo ponies on a summer Bass Strait voyage.

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