Cruelty at New York's Largest Dairy Farm

A new Mercy For Animals investigation is pulling back the curtains on the largest dairy factory farm in New York State Willet Dairy in Locke.

In early 2009 an MFA undercover investigator worked at the mega-dairy, secretly documenting egregious acts of animal cruelty, including neglect, with a hidden camera.

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Evidence gathered during the investigation reveals:

* 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 condemned by the American Veterinary Medical Association as cruel and unnecessary

* 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

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[3finker]

I wept and thought.

Oh God!!!!.....What the Devil do the US government think they are doing allowing such evil farms to stay in business?

Seeing that calf being de-horned without aneasthetic reminded me that humans once used to brand their slaves in similar fashion and treat them as dirt, I hope President Obama realizes that to allow humans to carry out such atrocity on farms perpetuates an atmosphere of brute mentality, where no human let alone animal is safe.

MILK IS A CRUEL DRINK!

[tofuspud]

we really need better regulation on the dairy industry and enforcement of animal rights legistlation.

this video makes me sick to the stomach.

[MasterWasp74]

And everyone who buys milk without first knowing where it came from is the reason this happens. All you people give these food giants your hard earned money that pays them to treat these animals that way. It is time to be responsible with our food acquisition and stop funding these devils with your own money. Buy local and organic and stop supporting this madness.

[pollordubai]

Why is it even necessary to remove a cows horn and part of it's tail if you are only keeping them for it's milk? Why not let it live outside in a nice spacious field with it's calf, then only bring them indoors to be milked. Then let out again. I don't know how many times a day a cow can be milked but surely this is feasible. Oh yeah almost forgot........What fucking scumbags. I hope they all get what they deserve.

[SmexyYaoiFTW]

How could they do that? how could they take away a mothers child, its their own flesh and blood how couldnt they want and love their child, what do think? they dont have feelings? well they do and they can feel pain. Some go crazy cause they are sick of living the way they do and all they want to do is run around with their baby in long green grass to raise and nurse them, so have freedom and to sleep in a nice place for once...

[Tjeerd Geerts]

Drink soy milk, it is even healthier

[Stargaze79]

Sad... grotesque... unthinkable! And it's happening all the time. Go vegan!!!

[DianeDi]

Every dairy product that is purchased, supports this cruel, inhumane practice. Choose alternative products such as soy, almond or rice milk.  You will also improve your own health. Cow's milk is for baby cows, not humans.

[ALLMYHEROSWEARMASKS]

Love to all the animals suffering in factory farms all over the world. GO VEGAN!!!

[resedoton]

Please go vegan for the sake of the animals. It's also better for your health and the planet.

[thefutureisvegan]

Callous monsters. I hope that everyone watching this awful video will abandon the unhealthy produce of this monstrous industry. Dairy directly causes Osteoporosis, Arthritis, annual colds and flu, heart disease and stroke, just for starters.