utterly disgusting

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Originally Posted by '73 H1 Triple

I didn't watch the video but I can guarentee that is NOT standard practice on any farm.

I grew up on a farm and you do everything you can to keep all your animals calm. Stress greatly reduces milk output in cows and there is no way you kill an animal that is all stressed out. They don't taste as good due to adrenalin and other chemicals released in the bloodstream during stress.

Find the cowards ( no pun intended) and tie their ankles with rope about 12" apart. Then put them in a field with a pissed off 2000 lb + bull.

Karma's a bitch

I didn't say that it's normal on EVERY farm but did you grow up on a dairy factory? That's what these are. I've been to these places in my old work and I've seen this behavior first hand. Again, I'm not talking a "Charlotte's Web" type family farm... I've been to these places where they tie down the calf's legs to stop them from moving around and keep them tender. The cow's never leave a stall, the chickens are in small cages, the turkeys packed in pens, etc...