Emaciated laming cow with mastitis and teat cut off at auction

[strongness13]

Teat is cut off to prevent the spread of pathological Staph. aureus (among others), which is an infectious pathogen on dairies. If they don't do it, other cows may get infected, possibly become septic, or die. She's skinny because that's the breed (Holstein-Friesian). See her huge udder? It takes a lot of energy to produce milk to fill that massive thing, thus her skinny frame, compare her to an angus. Do research, work on a dairy, come on people.

[foxvalley560400]

i love milk i love cheese i love beef

[foxvalley560400]

it is clear you know nothing of the cattle dairy or slaughter buisness or the order of the food chain for that matter.

[foxvalley560400]

her teat cut offf lol

[workhaterbloke]

@foxvalley560400 Think that's funny do you??? What a sick individual you must be.

[bekindtoanimals100]

If you drink milk you do NOT love animals! I love them and that is why I follow a plant based diet!

[LydiLouiKats]

Wonder why so many humans have cancer? Payback is a you know what!

[NancyHey]

That is terrible that this poor cow would be treated this way. :-(

[Traceeztube]

Did anyone do anything to help this cow?

[mischamies]

All this suffering because of ´humans´ desire for milk? Damn humans! Shame on you!

[AnimalMagic1]

Volunteer inspector ?? Visit the place at night .. have a closer inspection .. then burn the f??k?ing place down!!

[supercaz999]

so sad and as much as it pains me to say it, treatment would be good and the other would be to put her to sleep, this goes on all over the place and we will never stop it ,

[cvfa]

@supercaz999 We will never stop it if we believe that it cannot be stopped ! Nothing is impossible if people unite their voices and kick some backsides into making change - this kind of exposure is the best education possible for the welfare crimes commited against these animals. The camera does not lie, they cannot talk their ways out of this. The person responsible for this cow's condition should be brought before the courts immediately. A strong lesson to other 'farmers' !

[PpVaLLeTTa]

jesus that cow's body condition is not even close to 2 out 5 ... not like here in Malta were every cow is tested individualy by mean of the CMT test , given another months this cow will die for sure... unless

[MrSeriouslycrazy]

in my opinion you cant talk about something you know nothing about. whith this I mean the author of the video says this cow isn't treatend for mastitus. but the red tape around it's leg gives away that the cow has got a mastitus stopping medicijn. cause my dad is also a dairy farmer and we use the same red tape system. but let it be clear now farmer whant's a cow whith mastitus.

[cricket279]

Tragic. There is as much suffering in a glass of milk as in a pound of steak. Dairy cows are raped every year forcing them to become pregnant only for us to rip the calf away (causing great distress) so that we can steal the milk. The calf is either shot or sent to a veal farm if male, or if female may become part of the herd and have to suffer like her mother. Cows milk is intended for (rapidly growing) calves not humans.If you care about animals, go vegan. Anything less is direct exploitation.

[tmtwer234]

Dairy cows farming is robbery and murder. Stop this idiots !

[killyneary]

@tmtwer234 fuck up!

[2005Danimal]

The sad part is that this video only represents the very few people that treat animals unjustly, this IS NOT a representation of ALL farmers.

[strongness13]

Twyla can you provide data for your written statement? I know for a fact a ruminant would die if not given water for that duration of time. I'm pretty sure that a USDA DVM inspector would probably shut a place down if he saw a shipment of dead cows going to slaughter.

[TwylaFrancois]

@strongness13 See paragraph 5 of the Discussion section of a paper by CFIA entitled "Nonambulatory livestock transport:The Need for Consensus":

"In fact, the collecting of full truckloads of cull cows meant that the cows could spend up to 3 wk in transit before they arrived at a plant (15)." 15. Alberta Milk and Alberta Farm Animal Care Association, A Report on the Handling of Cull Dairy Cows in Alberta, May 2002. AFAC, Cambrian, PO Box 75028, Calgary, Alberta, T2K 6J8.

[strongness13]

@TwylaFrancois I understand the travel time is immense, and is a point of mitigation. However, your statement leads an individual to assume that they are going three weeks without water, an animal would die, especially a ruminant. In addition, a culled cow is far different than a downer cow. I don't really know the stipulations in Canada, but in the U.S. cattle must be non-downers (ambulatory) before slaughter is considered, and rightly so. The U.S. can thank BSE and Canada for that one.

[workhaterbloke]

@strongness13 Don't think that US is any different to this. Downer cows are pushed with forklift trucks, have water hosed into their noses and just about anything you can think of to get them moving toward the slaughter chute. Why don't you search E7 cattle farm on youtube and see?

[strongness13]

Can't anyone see that the udder is full? Milk her. The teat was cut off to prevent the spread of probably Staph spp. Furthermore, it helps with the treatment protocol. If you're gonna post something at least research it. With real data. I'm currently a second year veterinary student. WSU CVM if you have any questions I'll answer the best I can.

[Zsghi]

!his is, unfortunately, commonplace for animals that are taken to slaughter. People think if they don't eat meat, they are sparing the animals. NOT SO! Just think of what these poor dairy cows go through! Constantly impregnated in order to produce milk, their young taken away so they won't drink the milk and treated with NO humanity. Then trucked off to die for people to eat their flesh. Chickens, pigs, cows, horses - all abused for man's palate! DISGUSTNG!!

[AKArainkit]

And wtf! this creatur's starving! I can see it's spine! Surely THIS isn't humain!

[AKArainkit]

The word "humain" has been twisted A LOT! It's now 'humain' to pump your best friend full of drugs and whait for him to die in your arms insted of buying vet medicatioins, it's 'humain' to go and kill an injord moose because it was bitten by a bear and is now infected. It's 'humain' to load these pour cattle into vans to a sloughterhouse, run them all into a small pen with snowplows and shoot them for food.

Honestly, our vocabulary is realy jacked up!

[saikasha]

that cow looks like it's starving

[flashstrikewing]

iza not into suffering

[xx1527]

Just like Horses are being treated, these days. Its Pathetic and so cruel, only for money. period, How ashamed, we as canadians, feel towards, our gouverments..tks

[international660]

I feel the best way to deal with a cow like this is to put her down. Like an old beloved pet, there comes a time when it is more humane to put an animal down because she is old and lame, rather then to keep her alive when she is in pain. This cow is lame from old age, not neglect. At these auctions a Vet deems animals safe or unsafe for human consumption, and I feel it is a waste to simply kill and bury an animal that could be eaten when so many people in the world still starve.

[xx1527]

@international660 WHY are people forcing us to be vegans? Thats not what we want to hear. Thats a personal choice, and how you,ve been raised. Now, i hear you vegans, but why you rub it in, all the time. We are here to respect animals and love them, we want workers to respect these animals, not torture them. Gouverments always turns their eyes around at cruelty, so they are the ones you should leave comments to, although i respect your choice, plz respect ours. we don,t bug you to eat meat. tks

[Zsghi]

@xx1527 No. We haven't all "been raised" as vegans. I was raised as a meat-eater all my life until I reached a higher consciousness. Yes, it IS a choice - and it's the RIGHT one - 4 the planet and 4 the animals, as well as for Man's health. How can you say you're "here to respect animals and love them" yet condone how these animals are raised then murdered so YOU can eat THEIR flesh??!! I'm sorry, but I DO NOT respect your choice! It may be yours to make, but I don't respect it and never will!

[xx1527]

@Zsghi Well, you stated your point, Good for YOU! I didn,t ask to be jumped down my throat..haha. YOU are just an un-happy person. sorry. I just want animals, all kinds to be treated with respect. Vegiie or not! Thats my point.

[snaapz]

I, a human, have complete control over you. You will do as I command. You will remain chained when not in the range. I will decide who you mate with or when insemination will occur. You will not be permitted to raise your young. When you stop producing milk I will eat you. If you escape we will find you and transport you back or kill you on the spot.

[gokory]

veganism will NEVER be widely accepted and if otherwise would put me out of business!!!! I RAISE GOATS AND CATTLE AND CHICKENS AND RABBITS FOR FOOD. I'm not against vegans but please dont force your views on ANYONE or ME.

I'm not getting angry I'm just saying a LIFESTYLE CHANGE is more than you think

[Buffyenta314]

@gokory ,

Actually, veganism isone of the fastest growing food choices. Steve Wynn, the Las Vegas resort mogul, is putting vegan choices on all of his menus, with other Las Vegas retaurants following his lead. That is HUGE. Even former President Bill Clinton recently announced he was trying to go vegan in response to his health issues. The majority of young people I meet are ALL vegan. Factory farm cruelty, hormones/drugs in the food chain, are changing people, like it or not.

[Rapprochement123]

Drink soy milk

Do not eat fast food

Do not take veal

Eat more vegetables

Take and use organic products

And life is no less great, actually it gets better!

[746c]

Monsanto Company

[oleainatoivo]

Was this poor soul given some medical attention? Please tell me she was.

[aotus85]

dont you have laws that ensure the welfare of the cows, and prevent this from happening?

[MuleKist]

This cow is suffering typical maladies known to be caused by the growth hormones they inject them with

[DBoxler]

Try not eating meat and drinking milk for 60 days and notice how much better you look & feel. It's worth it and your also helping the environment as well as saving about 90 cows pain & suffering per year.

[MrMusicTop40]

Just think what was going thru that cows mind. I can't believe even the Flaptop Canadians are treating animals like this. Shame on them! All these "holding pen houses" on both sides of the border need to be held accountable for there gross negligent actions.

[TwylaFrancois]

I've received a number of comments on this video. I should clarify - the water provided for the cow was from us. Auctions rarely provide water or food.

You can directly help suffering animals like this cow by becoming a CETFA Volunteer Inspector. You can provide much needed water, warmth and kindness.

Go to the Cetfa website to learn how. Click on "Volunteer Inspectors" along the top of the page.

Thanks everyone!

Twyla

[DBoxler]

@TwylaFrancois

How can people do this it's heartbreaking.

[TwylaFrancois]

The only thing I can think is that the dairy industry has spent a lot of cash to hide the truth behind dairy.

The sad thing though is that these broken down cows are at every single auction in Canada. Auctions in ON in particular get a lot of tourists. I see those tourists staring stunned at the cows, then going off for ice cream cones.

I do think veganism is new for most Canadians though. We need to do a better job as consumers pushing for vegan products.

My thoughts anyway.

Twyla

[TwylaFrancois]

There's also unfortunately a great deal of profit made off these cow's broken bodies.

Dairy producers (like sow producers) make 25% of their income off these suffering cows.

Their meat is used in fast-food hamburgers. If there was no demand for this cheap meat, these cows could be killed on the farm rather than painfully loaded, put through an auction and transported for up to 3 wks to slaughter.

So even a conversion to vegetarianism would have a huge impact on these cows.

[Woodsummer1]

Two comments: 1) If there were "humanely slaughtered" meat on the market, I would pay a premium for it. 2) I can only hope that whoever(s) did this to this poor animal suffers a similar fate.