Horrendous sustained and viscous treatment of cows at a dairy farm in Wisconsin. The dairy farm, owned by Wiese Brothers, employs workers who can only be described as monsters. Undercover footage shows some of the worse animal abuse imaginable. Psychopathic, un-empathic, compassionless workers were filmed beating, stabbing and violently whipping cows in filthy faeces covered sheds. The poor animals were dragged by chains attached to tractors and hoisted off their feet. Scenes showing cows being dragged, slipping and sliding, trying to gain traction with their hind legs while their front legs are hoisted up off the filthy floor are heart-breaking to watch. The people at this dairy are nothing more than cruel, disgusting excuses for human beings. There is absolutely no reason for these poor creatures to suffer like this. DiGiorno Pizza, owned by Nestle, say they have dropped Wiese Brothers Farm dairy, but this is far from enough. These vile people must be made to pay and pay heavily for their inhumane treatment of defenceless animals. Cows with open wound were denied veterinary treatment, probably because to allow a vet access to the plight of the cows would have blown the whistle on the cruelty. Even the calves were roughly treated. New born animals were dragged away from their mothers and had their tails docked without any form of anaesthesia. The cows were kicked and beaten, often about the face. They were also stabbed in their soft underbellies producing gaping wounds and then just left to suffer. The environment was a stinking pit of fear and faeces and the sadistic individuals who meted out this unholy punishment to innocent animals revelled in the torture. Doctor Temple Grandin, the world's leading expert in farmed animal welfare, was asked by Mercy for Animals, who produced the expose, to comment on the footage. He said, “Dragging live cows, and completely suspending them with the cow lift is severe animal abuse. The actions of these people went beyond rough handling and escalated to the level of cruelty. Kicking, beating, and hard whipping of downed cows is abusive." The opinions were sought of other experts in animal welfare and in a joint statement, Doctor Bernard Rollin, Doctor Terry Engle and William Wailes of the Animal Sciences Department at Colorado State University concluded that the footage revealed "horrifying and nightmarish abuses of dairy cattle by workers" and that "these uncaring and sadistic individuals should be prosecuted to the fullest extent allowed by the law, and should be barred from ever working with animals again." To keep the cows in lactation, they are repeatedly impregnated. Constantly pregnant, and with the male calves taken from them and slaughtered at birth, these poor defenceless, voiceless creatures are at the mercy of humans who obviously put profit before animal suffering. It is not enough for Wiese Brothers Farm dairy to claim they didn’t know. They should have employed supervisors to oversee every stage of the milk production. Cows should not be treated like milking machines, used and abused until their immune systems are so low they developed mastitis and lameness. Mercy for Animals had this to say, “Cows have a natural lifespan of about 25 years and can produce milk for eight or nine years, but the stress caused by factory farm conditions leads to disease, lameness, and reproductive problems that render cows worthless to the dairy industry by the time they are four or five years old. Some spend their entire lives standing on concrete floors; others are crammed into massive mud lots.” Nestle too, must bear a portion of the shame. All too often large corporations shirk their responsibilities to ensure their suppliers are legitimate and humane producers of animal products. It seems to be a case of out of sight out of mind as long as the money keeps rolling in. We live in a rotten society. Greed and lusting after the power and comforts that money brings are what lead to animal torture and the shedding innocent blood. Powerful companies like Nestle must not be allowed to turn a blind eye while they are turning a profit. Please watch the video. It is harrowing and upsetting but we must not turn away or these poor animals will have no hope in our human world. When you have watched the footage for yourselves, I am sure I won’t need to urge you to write to Wiese Brothers farm and show your outrage. The address is; Wiese Brothers Farm 7043 Bunker Hill Rd Greenleaf, WI 54126 (920) 532-0710 There is also a site online where you can leave feedback and voice your disgust http://www.yellowpages.com/greenleaf-wi/mip/wiese-brothers-farm-22182520 but please be polite. It serves no purpose to threaten or use profanity. There is also a petition to Nestle which can be signed here. (Link below) Thirty eight thousand people have signed already. Let’s really push the boat out and make it a million. https://www.change.org/petitions/tell-digiorno-pizza-to-stop-supporting-horrific-animal-cruelty?utm_source=social_media&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=us Isaac Bashevis Singer, a holocaust survivor, likened the treatment of farmed animals to the Nazi treatment of his fellow countrymen. He started an animal rights movement for the protection of farm animals after word war 2. He was a man apart, a good man who saw the cruelty and wanted to make a difference. He wrote a novel in which the hero witnessed the cruelty inflicted on animals. He wrote, “As often as Herman had witnessed the slaughter of animals and fish, he always had the same thought: in their behaviour towards creatures, all men were Nazis. The smugness with which man could do with other species as he pleased exemplified the most extreme racist theories, the principle that might is right.” Although unimaginable cruelty and violence are standard practice for DiGiorno cheese suppliers, caring consumers can help end the needless suffering of cows, and other farmed animals, by choosing vegan alternatives to milk, cheese and dairy ice cream. Constant misery and deprivation are not worth it for a frozen pizza. http://www.sliceofcruelty.com/ Update: Thursday DiGiorno Dairy Supplier Drops Farm Accused Of Animal Abuse (VIDEO) Mercy For Animals Appeal: There has never been a better time to give. A kindhearted MFA supporter has pledged to match—dollar for dollar--all contributions made between now and December 31 up to a total of $100,000! Please dig deep and consider making a tax-deductible donation today. **Warning Graphic Footage**
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Maria Hardy
12/14/2013 05:32:31 am
That place should be closed down and owner heavily charged for cruelty.
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eileen
12/14/2013 07:08:08 am
It is heartbreaking the bas***ds
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Barbara McPherson
12/14/2013 07:49:11 am
Unless you buy directly from a farmer, not an industrial milk operation, or buy certified organic milk and products, you are contributing to this situation. This is standard practice for industrial operations. While a milk cow can live productively for 20 years, most industrial cows are done at six. Then they are sold for grinding. Eat veal? Those calves are not fed milk, they are fed a milk substitute to keep them anemic and very white fleshed. They are not allowed any exercise so that they never develop muscles. In the US but not Canada, many dairy operations inject Bovine Growth Hormone into the cows so they will produce more milk. This often leads to joint breakdown and sores in their udders. None of this would go on, if consumers didn't race to the bottom in pricing.
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eileen
12/14/2013 07:32:55 pm
Thanks for adding the farmer's insight Barbara. I really should be a vegetarian. But then those who eat cheese perhaps could still get caught out. As you say better farming and good sorcing helps but stopping those with a cruel streak is not easy. We need those brave enough to expose the brutality to keep doing so until it stops.
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B. McPherson
12/15/2013 08:25:32 am
I eat meat, but I buy from locals. What is important to me is the respectful treatment of animals and the acknowledgement of their sacrifice for us. If we all became vegetarians then the raising of beef and other food animals would cease. Old lines of domestic animals would disappear ... and we would have nothing to feed our dogs and cats.
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Julia
12/17/2013 11:47:21 am
Stories like this do not make me happy to drink milk. I actually have a really hard time even going through a gallon anyway. I know there is one type of milk sold locally in California that does not do stuff like this, so it is good to keep in mind. With that being said, I do not think more people going vegetarian or vegan will put the farm industry in jeopardy as I know many meat and potatoes types who always chagrin me for ordering a veggie burger. There are plenty of people in the world interested in ethical farming, so do not think that is happening any time soon.
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