Mercy for Animals - New York's Largest Dairy Farm Investigation

Summary

The undercover investigation by Mercy For Animals reveals the grim reality of New York's largest dairy factory farm, where cows suffer from untreated infections, are subjected to painful procedures without anesthesia, and endure overcrowded, filthy conditions. Newborn calves are separated from their mothers, and male calves are killed due to their lack of milk production value. The video urges consumers to consider the impact of their dietary choices and promotes a vegan lifestyle to end animal cruelty in the dairy industry.

Takeaways

• 🔍 An undercover investigation by Mercy For Animals reveals inhumane conditions at New York's largest dairy factory farm.
• 🐄 Cows are depicted as suffering from untreated infections, open wounds, and being subjected to overcrowded and filthy living conditions.
• 👶 Newborn calves are shown being forcibly separated from their mothers, causing distress to both the calves and the cows.
• 🌾 Factory farm cows are denied access to open pasture and natural behaviors, with concrete flooring covered in feces and urine.
• 🔥 Workers are shown using a hot iron device to burn off calves' horns without anesthesia, a painful practice known as dehorning.
• 🤕 Cows with injuries, including prolapsed uterus and swollen joints, are left to suffer without veterinary care.
• 🚫 The American Veterinary Medical Association condemns tail docking as unnecessary and painful, yet it is practiced in the dairy industry.
• 🚫 Workers are caught on camera abusing animals, including kicking, hitting, and using electric prods to force them to move.
• 🐄 'Downer' cows, those too sick or injured to stand, are left to suffer for extended periods without assistance.
• 🍼 The dairy industry is shown to use genetic manipulation and hormone injections to force unnaturally high milk production from cows.
• 🌱 The script calls for consumers to adopt a vegan diet as a way to end the abuse of dairy cows, providing a link to chooseveg.com for more information.

Q & A

What is the main focus of the Mercy For Animals undercover investigation mentioned in the script?

The investigation focuses on the conditions and treatment of cows at New York's largest Dairy factory farm, exposing their suffering and the inhumane practices within the dairy industry.

What are some of the cruel practices described in the script that cows endure on the factory farm?

The script describes cows being subjected to dehorning without painkillers, tail docking, overcrowded and filthy living conditions, untreated infections, open wounds, and physical abuse by workers.

Why is tail docking condemned by the American Veterinary Medical Association?

Tail docking is condemned as it is an unnecessary and painful procedure that involves cutting through the calf's sensitive skin and tailbones.

What is the term used for cows that are too sick or injured to walk?

Cows that are too sick or injured to walk are referred to as 'downers'.

What is the psychological impact of separating calves from their mothers as described in the script?

The separation causes significant distress and psychological trauma to both the mother cows and the calves, as evidenced by their vocal bellowing and frantic attempts to escape.

Why are male calves often killed after birth in the dairy industry?

Male calves are killed because they do not produce milk and are therefore seen as unwanted by the dairy industry.

What is the average milk production per cow at the factory farm mentioned in the script?

The average cow at the factory farm produces over 80 pounds of milk per day, an unnaturally high quantity induced by genetic manipulation and hormone injections.

What is the role of the growth hormone 'Pillac' mentioned in the script?

Pillac is a growth hormone used to increase milk production in cows, but its use is suggested to increase lameness in cows and potentially pose cancer risks to humans.

What is the typical lifespan of a cow in the dairy industry compared to their natural lifespan?

Cows in the dairy industry are typically worn out and sent to slaughterhouses around 5 years of age, which is a fraction of their natural lifespan.

What is the script's call to action for consumers who are disturbed by the conditions of dairy cows?

The script encourages consumers to choose kindness over cruelty by adopting a vegan diet and visiting chooseveg.com for more information.

How does the script describe the living conditions of the cows on the factory farm?

The script describes the living conditions as filthy, with manure coating the floors, overcrowding, and cows being denied access to open pasture and natural behaviors.

Outlines

00:00

🐄 Cruel Practices in Dairy Farming

This paragraph exposes the inhumane conditions at New York's largest dairy factory farm. It details the suffering of cows too sick or injured to stand, calves having their horns painfully burned off without anesthesia, and tails being cut off. The script also reveals the distressing separation of newborn calves from their mothers and the overcrowded, filthy living conditions of the animals. Workers are shown to be abusive, with instances of kicking and hitting, and the use of cruel methods to restrain the animals. The video emphasizes the lack of veterinary care for the animals' untreated infections and injuries, and the industry's acceptance of such practices.

05:00

🚫 Inhumane Treatment and Factory Farm Norms

The second paragraph delves into the abusive handling of animals on factory farms, including kicking and punching cows, and the use of electric prods to force them into transport trucks. It highlights the filthy living conditions, with concrete floors covered in feces and urine, and the denial of natural behaviors for the cows. The script also discusses the physical and psychological trauma caused by separating calves from their mothers and the industry's reliance on growth hormones that increase milk production at the expense of the cows' health. The paragraph concludes with a call to action for consumers to consider the ethical implications of their dietary choices and to adopt a vegan diet to end the abuse.

Keywords

💡Undercover investigation

An undercover investigation refers to a type of research or inquiry conducted covertly, often by a person who assumes a false identity to reveal hidden practices or conditions. In the video's context, it is used to expose the mistreatment of animals in a dairy factory farm. The script mentions 'a new Mercy For Animals undercover investigation,' indicating that the footage and information were obtained secretly to reveal the harsh realities behind closed doors.

💡Dairy factory farm

A dairy factory farm is a large-scale agricultural operation where cows are kept for the production of milk. The term 'factory farm' implies an industrial approach to farming, often criticized for prioritizing efficiency and profit over animal welfare. The video script describes the conditions in 'New York's largest Dairy factory farm,' highlighting overcrowding, filth, and inhumane treatment of the cows.

💡Dehorn

Dehorn is the practice of removing the horns from cattle to prevent injury to other animals or humans. It is often done without anesthesia, which can be painful for the animals. The script describes how calves have their horns 'burned off' using a 'hot iron device,' a common but controversial practice in the dairy industry.

💡Tail docking

Tail docking is the process of cutting off a portion of an animal's tail, often performed on livestock to prevent feces from sticking to it. The script mentions this practice as 'cutting through the calf's sensitive skin and tailbones,' and it is condemned by the American Veterinary Medical Association as unnecessary and painful.

💡Untreated infections

Untreated infections refer to conditions where an animal's wounds or health issues are not addressed with proper medical care. The video script describes cows with 'bloody open wounds' and 'pus-filled infections,' indicating a lack of veterinary care and the spread of disease due to poor farm conditions.

💡Downers

Downers are animals that are too sick or injured to stand. The script mentions 'downed cows' that 'were left to suffer for days or weeks,' suggesting a lack of humane treatment for animals unable to participate in the dairy production process.

💡Separation of calves

The separation of calves refers to the practice of taking newborn calves away from their mothers shortly after birth, which is common in the dairy industry. The script describes this as causing 'psychological trauma' and distress to both the mother cows and the calves, as they form strong bonds similar to those between humans and other mammals.

💡Growth hormones

Growth hormones are substances used to increase the production of milk in dairy cows. The script mentions 'Pillac,' a growth hormone that is injected into cows to boost milk yield. However, it also suggests that such hormones can lead to health issues like lameness in cows and potentially increase cancer risks in humans.

💡Slaughterhouse

A slaughterhouse is a facility where animals are killed for meat. The script refers to the 'slaughterhouse' as the destination for 'worn out cows' at around 5 years of age, which is a fraction of their natural lifespan, indicating the short and harsh lives of dairy cows in factory farms.

💡Vegan diet

A vegan diet is a type of vegetarian diet that excludes all animal products, including meat, dairy, and eggs. The video concludes with a call to action for viewers to 'adopt a vegan diet' as a way to end the abuse of animals in the dairy industry, suggesting that consumer choices have a significant impact on animal welfare.

💡Animal welfare

Animal welfare refers to the physical and psychological well-being of animals, often in the context of how they are treated by humans. The video's theme revolves around animal welfare, exposing the inhumane conditions and practices in the dairy industry, and advocating for better treatment of animals through consumer choices and lifestyle changes.

Highlights

Undercover investigation exposes inhumane conditions in New York's largest Dairy factory farm.

Cows too sick or injured to stand are left to suffer without proper care.

Calves experience painful dehorning and tail docking without anesthesia.

American Veterinary Medical Association condemns tail docking as unnecessary and painful.

Workers use cruel methods to restrain and control animals, including forcefully shoving fingers into eyes.

Cows suffer from untreated infections, open wounds, and swollen joints.

Newborn calves are separated from their mothers, causing distress to both.

Dairy industry workers acknowledge the psychological trauma caused by calf separation.

Male calves, unwanted by the dairy industry, are often killed after being confined.

Animals are subjected to abusive handling, including being hit, kicked, and electrically shocked.

Cows are forced to stand on concrete flooring covered with a mixture of feces and urine.

Dairy cows are denied access to open pasture and natural behaviors are frustrated.

Cows are genetically manipulated and injected with hormones to produce unnaturally high milk quantities.

Use of growth hormones is linked to increased lameness in cows and potential cancer risks in humans.

Worn-out cows are shipped to slaughterhouses at a fraction of their natural lifespan.

Cows are curious, intelligent, and capable of experiencing emotions similar to dogs and cats.

Consumers are urged to adopt a vegan diet to end the abuse in the dairy industry.

For more information on adopting a vegan lifestyle, visit chooseveg.com.

Transcripts

a new Mercy For Animals undercover

investigation takes you behind the

closed doors of New York's largest Dairy

factory farm exposing cows too sick or

injured to stand calvs having their

horns burned off and Tails cut off

without painkillers cows suffering from

untreated infections and open wounds

newborn calvs being dragged away from

their mothers and cows subjected to

overcrowded and filthy living conditions

here a worker uses a hot Coty device to

painfully burn off the Cal's

horns a common dairy industry practice

known as

disputing no anesthesia was used to

reduce the calf's pain during this harsh

and invasive

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mutilation the worker forcefully shoves

his finger into her eye in a cruel

attempt to restrain and control her

this calf suffering is evident by her

vocal bellowing labored breathing and

frantic attempts to

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escape tail docking involves cutting

through the calf's sensitive skin and

tailbones the American Veterinary

Medical Association has condemned tail

docking as unnecessary and

painful cows with bloody open wounds pus

filled infections swollen joints and

other injuries were a common sight on

this factory

farm this cow suffers from a prolapsed

uterus mfa's investigator brought this

cow's painful condition to the attention

of co-workers yet she was left to suffer

for over two weeks

many wounds were caked with

feces no Veterinary Care was apparently

provided to most of these injured

animals as evident by the advanced

stages of their

injuries pus drips from this infected

wound cows too sick or injured to walk

are called downers

at this factory farm many downed cows

were left to suffer for days or

weeks tracks can be seen in the straw

surrounding this down Cow evidence of

her prolonged struggle to

stand this exhausted cow stumbles to the

ground on her way to the milking

area workers kick and hit her as they

force her to

stand cows are extremely gentle and

affectionate animals forming strong

bonds particularly between mother and

child like all mammals cows produce milk

for their young yet calves born in the

dairy industry are dragged away from

their mothers within days of birth

here workers separate newborn calves

from their mothers dragging the babies

into isolated

pens this is the last time these young

cats will see their mothers

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many mother cows Bellow in distress

after their calves are

taken workers in the dairy industry

acknowledge the psychological trauma

such separation causes they ever get mad

when you take the kids yes yeah they

start [ __ ]

uh yeah come crazy what come crazy when

I take the babies

this dying calf Bellows out in distress

as he slowly

dies male calves unwanted by the dairy

industry because they do not produce

milk are often confined and then killed

for

ve frightened and panicked animals are

often loaded onto transport trucks by

workers who hit kick and electrically

shock them on the left a worker can be

seen abusively shocking the cows with

electric

prods these panic cows slip on the

concrete floors as they jump off the

transport

trucks such dangerous unloading can

injure the

animals abusive handling of animals is

common on factory farms so while he was

down in coold I walked around behind him

and I started kiing him in the balls

that's the fifth time you're going to

get the fist next time probably why I

got

big from punching cows probably what you

think that Wren did to her I don't know

what' you do with it cracked her right

over the [ __ ]

skull [ __ ] kicking her hting her

[ __ ] jumping off the top of the

goddamn gate stomping her her head and

[ __ ] this is what happens when you [ __ ]

with us oh you're

pissed man get in front of them grab

your [ __ ] head grab your [ __ ] nose

and the back and your ear on one side

Wham on her side uhhuh and just [ __ ]

hold her head and just start [ __ ]

punching the [ __ ] out of Jus Christ you

stupid

[ __ ] Bam

Bam approximately 9 million cows are

used for milk production annually in the

United

States the vast majority live in

conditions similar to

this day in and day out cows at this

factory farm were forced to stand on

concrete flooring covered with a mixture

of feces and

urine unable to access open pasture

nearly all of the cow's natural

behaviors are denied or frustrated on

Industrial factory farms

filthy living conditions are an industry

Norm manure coats the floor surrounding

the milking

area the majority of today's dairy cows

endure milking several times a day in an

area like

this rows of small stalls conf find cows

a worker moves down the line attaching

the milking devices to the cow's

utters suffering from leg injuries kaked

in manure these cows are forced to stand

on hard concrete during the milking

process the average cow at this factory

farm produces over 80 lb of milk a day

an unnaturally High quantity induced by

genetic manipulation and hormone

injections cows at Willet Dairy were

routinely injected with pillac a growth

hormone used to increase milk

production studies suggest that the use

of such growth hormones increases

lameness in cows and cancer risks in

humans the bodies of dead cows and cows

were a common sight at this factory

farm for these cows conditions on the

factory farm were simply too

much at around 5 years of age a mere

fraction of their natural lifespan the

worn out cows are shipped to the

slaughterhouse the lifeless bodies of

these dairy cows illustrate the cruel

and exploitive nature of modern Dairy

production cows are curious intelligent

and playful animals who are fully

capable of experiencing Joy fear and

pain in the same way as dogs and cats

consumers hold enormous power in ending

this abuse if you are at all disturbed

by what you have seen please choose

kindness over cruelty at your next meal

by adopting a vegan

diet for more information please visit

chooseveg.com

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