What’s Wrong with Dairy? ABC Airs a New Investigation into the Dairy industry
Posted by Drew.
“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.” -Albert Schweitzer
Last night ABC aired a shocking new investigation that shows some of the animal cruelty that is common the dairy industry. Did you see it? The footage was taken by Mercy For Animals on one of New York’s largest dairy farms.
The images you’ll see in this video are tough to watch, but I implore you to watch it all the way through. It is only 10 minutes. The few minutes of discomfort you will experience by watching this film is truly nothing compared to the lifetime of suffering that millions of animals are forced to endure on factory-farms.
Evidence Gathered During The Investigation
- Cows with bloody open wounds, prolapsed uteruses, pus-filled infections, and swollen joints, apparently left to suffer without veterinary care
- “Downed” cows – those too sick or injured to even stand – left to suffer for weeks before dying or being killed
- Workers hitting, kicking, punching, and electric-shocking cows and calves
- Calves having their horns burned off without painkillers, as a worker shoved his fingers into the calves’ eyes to restrain them
- Calves having their tails cut off – a painful practice opposed by the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Newborn calves forcibly dragged away from their mothers by their legs, causing emotional distress to both mother and calf
- Cows living in overcrowded sheds on manure-coated concrete flooring
- Workers injecting cows with a controversial bovine growth hormone, used to increase milk production
January 29, 2010
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