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More Video of Abused Calves at Vermont Slaughter Plant!!


Animals  (tags: animals, calves, slaughter plant, cruelty, AnimalWelfare, environment, suffering, protection, killing, abused )

Cher
- 23 days ago - hsus.org
The Humane Society of the United States released more details of an undercover investigation into unacceptable and callous animal cruelty at a Vermont slaughter plant, including footage of a U.S. Department of Agriculture inspector apparently failing to
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Animalib NO EMAILS (80)
Monday November 2, 2009, 7:02 pm
It looks like only those from the USA can sign.

Sorry, but there is no way I'm watching this Video, one video this week was enough of cruelty to a down cow whilst being transported, just couldn't not cope with a worse one.
 

Tierney G. (300)
Monday November 2, 2009, 7:24 pm
This is so sick. We have got to shut these horror factories down once and for all!!!!!!
Thanks Cher
 

Lucky N. (157)
Monday November 2, 2009, 9:07 pm
is this really any different than the fur farms in China? the USDA is a joke. they must get paid a lot "under the table" in order to ignore this cruelty or they have on heart or feelings
 

chris b. (1160)
Monday November 2, 2009, 10:25 pm
The difference between fur farms in China and the slaughter depicted here is the fact that when the China footage was made there were no anti cruelty laws in place and the perpetrators were ignorant of civilised practice whereas the abuse shown on this video some of it actually takes place in front of an USDA inspector fully cogniscent of the illegality of what he is witnessing and stating that he should be shutting the operation down but not actually doing that! One can only conclude from that that the US activity is worse than the Chinese becuase not only doea it occur in the face of regulation it occurs in the face of a government inspector with no possible recourse to the defense of ignorance with or without a law!
 

BigCatRescue A. (184)
Tuesday November 3, 2009, 10:06 am
disgusting, this is the picture of a short miserable life, and for what? so someone can feast on their flesh!!! not necessary and without a doubt one of the cruelest of all the "meat productions"............GO VEG...........
 

Chaz Gaily Berlusconi (251)
Tuesday November 3, 2009, 10:25 am
Thannxxx.. this is truly sickening.. time to boycott this farm.. and all others that condone this practice and abuse....
 

Biggi Huss (28)
Tuesday November 3, 2009, 12:54 pm
Noted but I didn,t want to watch the video. Can,t stand the sight of so much abuse any longer.
 

Biggi Huss (28)
Tuesday November 3, 2009, 1:00 pm
I could sign,I just filled in a State. There was no way I was not gonna try to sign this. In most cases,I usually find a way in helping the animals.
 

Anne C. (0)
Tuesday November 3, 2009, 3:13 pm
What is the American Dream?

Is it toleration when animals are horridly abused in slaughter houses? Is the American Dream to have more abuse?

Im not going to watch a video that I already know by having watched several. The Chinese....I still see the horrific looks on the animals being skinned alive. If I see the video on the fur farms in the USA., I will remember the poorly kept foxes in such a small place to live their intolerable lifes.....then a dehumanized worker picks the poor animals with a hook....brings it to the electrocution area....inserts a large thin wire in the annus without mercy, and then in the mouth....the poor fox has a very painful eyes....there are 80 or so of these farms in Utah, Wisc, Minn, Oregon,Idaho....where is our American Dream? is it in these inhumane factories?...and why are they still open?

This is America, the land of the free.....what kind of American Dream are we giving our animals.....I hope God intervenes....pray for the animals....please...

Butterfly
 

David B. (14)
Tuesday November 3, 2009, 6:54 pm
thanks Cher.i've started to say something 10 times and had to stop.i watched the vid,cause if i'm gonna say anything i need to be informed.no more.i'd love to lock them all in that plant so they had no escape and torch the place!!and even that would be too quick for them as i see it !!GOD DAMMIT!! how can anyone be that cruel???
 

David B. (14)
Tuesday November 3, 2009, 6:55 pm
and i'll apologe right now for my language! sorry it i offended ! kinda lost it there !! sorry Cher !
 

Gorilly Girl (371)
Tuesday November 3, 2009, 8:17 pm
Well okay I will put it out there...the calves will never know thier mums...instead they are herded together which gives them a false sense of security alone scared confused weakend and just hours old...and to see them hung by the back leg and to see the F-------- FEAR in thier eyes as they blink when their throats are cut!!!!!!!!!! they flaying of legs it obvious they feel this and are trying to escape from the pain and confusion. Ones who laugh and call them shit boxes and make fun off them as they hang trying to breath their last breath are just demented people who have no condieration for the animals at ALL!!!!!!!!!!! Damn them all I hope something bad happens to them....and I curse them for the rest of thier miserable lives....These poor babies to endure such horrid atrocoties is a shame and a shame to the human race.....

Big Gorilly Hugs
 

Laura H. (119)
Tuesday November 3, 2009, 8:20 pm
No need to apologize David-not to me anyway! I understand your anger!!!
This horrific cruelty happens EVERY DAY ON EVERY FACTORY FARM ON THE PLANET!!!!!!!!!!!
Every time you buy or eat a piece of 'meat' you are contributing to the needless suffering and horrific murder of an animal. I know some people buy from small 'free range' farms but the animal is still slaughtered in the end. GO VEGAN!!!!!!.
 

Michelle E. (20)
Tuesday November 3, 2009, 10:15 pm
This is bullshit its sickning!
 

chris b. (1160)
Wednesday November 4, 2009, 12:55 am
America land of the "Free for all" when it comes to wholesale abuse of humans, animals and nature in general and of course that is what is done within Americas borders in each of it's 51 states the 51st being the UK! Well being a Brit I can say that and of course I can make that comment on America firstly in the certain knowledge that not all the American people come into that narrow confine but mostly government is to blame as elsewhere because of those self serving servants of the people! Secondly in the full cogniscense of the UK's complicity in providing America with everything from black slaves and the written basis of it's constitution to some of the very rednecks that comprise the more objectionable elements of American"culture"! Our two great countries may not have quite the offensive disregard of animal and human life that is currently displayed in say Spain, China, Japan or even next door in Canada but we have a very long haul to go before daring to call ourselves truly civilised. As we are at present many rungs down the ladder of evolution from the Neanderthals who we so often choose to make comparison with when wanting an alternative to the Nazis in snake belly limbo dancing lowness and that for some could be accomplished on stilts (with high heels on as well if your name is Sarah P!)whilst wearing a top hat with flashing McD sign and a satelite dish on it!
 

Helen D. (12)
Wednesday November 4, 2009, 2:06 am
I signed. This video was sickening and the brainless morons who do this to young, defencesless animals should be hung!
 

marilyn s. (99)
Wednesday November 4, 2009, 12:42 pm
Thanks Cher...didn't get this one, caught it, but can't watch the video, I am just ILL reading some of the comments, what is wrong with this picture and the World??? GREED!!! At the expense of all of our animals...getting a headache!
 

Mandi T. (261)
Wednesday November 4, 2009, 12:51 pm
I'm not watching today:( Greed is the head of all the cruelty.
Tks Cher x
 

Animalib NO EMAILS (80)
Wednesday November 4, 2009, 7:19 pm
Took your advise Biggi Huss and signed:

USDA: Protect Veal Calves from Abuse

Thank you for taking action to prevent the type of cruelty HSUS documented at Bushway slaughter plant. With your help, the USDA will change its policies and procedures to give these helpless animals better protection against abuse.
 
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