Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Associated Press
CLEVELAND
Graphic video released to The Associated Press by an animal-welfare group shows workers at a dairy farm beating cows with crowbars, stabbing them with pitchforks and punching them in their heads.
The video was recorded in an undercover investigation at Conklin Dairy Farms Inc., said Mercy For Animals, a not-for-profit group that publicizes what it calls cruel practices in the dairy, meat and egg industries and promotes a vegan diet.
The video shows workers holding down newborn calves and stomping on their heads.
Conklin Dairy Farms, based in Plain City, didn’t immediately respond to a telephone message seeking comment Tuesday.
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