Warning: what you are about to see is truly horrific as workers at acalf ranchnear the Central California town of Modesto are caught on camera punching an kicking animals.
In the dronevideo postedby theanimal rights activists groupDirect Action Everywhere, cattle at Agresti Calf Ranch in Ceres are attacked by workers who kick the animals in the face and head over and over again. The workers are also seen in the footage grabbing onto the calf’s tail and yanking them and using pliers to pull on a calf’s nose, per the group.
The hardest part to watch is probably the inhuman way the workers used hot-irons to burn off horn buds from the young calf.
In the video, the animals try to buck andget away from the pain being inflictedon them while another worker holds their head down with their foot. At one point, we see one of the calves just collapse from the pain after the horrific experience.
According to theAmerican Association of Bovine Practitioners(AABP), when removing horns from calves the animals are to be “restrained for dehorning in a way that minimizes stress and the risk of injury to the animal and the operator.”
“Chemical restraint (sedation) may be used to minimize stress and increase ease of handling.”
The group said in apress releasethat during the hour they watched the workers, at no time were the animals given any kind of anesthesia to deal with the procedure.
“No workers were seen giving anesthetics to the calves before they were disbudded.”
Temple Grandin-an industry expert-told the group that the calves’ “reaction indicates pain medication was not applied before the procedure.”
The Stanislaus County ranch-which is certified by the American Humane Society-raises calves for Double D Dairy, both owned by the Agresti family, per the group. Double D Dairy is a supplier of milk to Clover Sonoma.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
