Farm animals may alwasy seem just so cute, you know? They come across as happy animals, mostly from the publication from cartoon animals and Disney's portrayal of animals. Well, today I was researching PETA's website and found a few videos on how cattle, dairy cows and veel are abused and put in conditions that you couldn't even imagine putting yourself in. Now, I understand that most people think that an animal such as cows are less than us, and personally, i really agree, but watching some of the ways that they use the cows just to get meet and milk are sickening. Cattle are beaten, but, stabbed, stunned, and so much more. Dairy cattle and veel have the worst conditions over all though. Cows for dairy are milked at least 3 times a day and they are often pregnant to keep up the supply of milk. When it's time for the calf to be born, it is often ripped away from it's mother and is tkaen away at the moment. This causes a lot of pain for both creatures. Often the calfs are sold a few days after they are born, and can hardly stand up because they are so week and are usually not fed. Their mothers, on the other hand, are often mated with another cow and it keeps the cycle going. Once the cows have nothing left of them, they are usually frail and you are able to see all their bones. Plus, they can hardly get up. Dairy cows who can't produce any more milk, usually get sent to slaughter houses and are put in worse conditions. With no energy left they are hung by the feet and killed. I personally think that these are really bad conditions and really warn you if you don't really like to watch animals get killed.
video: http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/Prefs.asp?video=mym_cattle_dairy
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