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![Conscious calf on sticking table - A calve's neck is twisted to force them to bleed out faster as they continue to display signs of consciousness, including blinking.
An electric stunner is used to paralyse week-old 'bobby calves,' who are discarded as waste from any of the state's 412 dairy farms. Dozens of calves were recorded being stunned ineffectively, or not stunned at all because they were pushed upside down into the restraint or were so small that they fell through the bottom. These calves were tipped into the kill room and had their throats slit while fully conscious, struggling and trying to escape the hands and knife that ended their life. Indicators of consciousness, including blinking, rhythmic breathing and trying to stand and escape were observed in many calves, even after their throats had been slit. - Captured at Tasmanian Quality Meats Abattoir, Cressy TAS Australia.](/uploads/photos/tiny/000028916-9eu4zn2m11zccxg0m82u.jpg)
![Conscious calf on sticking table - A calve's neck is twisted to force them to bleed out faster as they continue to display signs of consciousness, including blinking.
An electric stunner is used to paralyse week-old 'bobby calves,' who are discarded as waste from any of the state's 412 dairy farms. Dozens of calves were recorded being stunned ineffectively, or not stunned at all because they were pushed upside down into the restraint or were so small that they fell through the bottom. These calves were tipped into the kill room and had their throats slit while fully conscious, struggling and trying to escape the hands and knife that ended their life. Indicators of consciousness, including blinking, rhythmic breathing and trying to stand and escape were observed in many calves, even after their throats had been slit. - Captured at Tasmanian Quality Meats Abattoir, Cressy TAS Australia.](https://storage.googleapis.com/farm-transparency-project/photos/medium/000028916-9eu4zn2m11zccxg0m82u.jpg?GoogleAccessId=farm-transparency-project%40api-project-1086539717217.iam.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1721120143&Signature=e4UKdqtxLfrOnP0EUZsUX7xKnGDk5f%2FCJJO0sN1NE1I4xgf8JLft6DybzMPEqDuqrBvlFHtHL%2F9Q6%2FbYOLwRu2SUjWpeZkdEV4fa90XkgV4nRWhzaSzE9mfNFhyM8jK6%2BT9u%2BYfu9Ez1lTArGsDvZhnbtU3VYXq48c%2FyYHAxX1IWljb49NsLcv6bPu6368tcjzSgGnOus0BfKvMIJnERFmQXp35b4Z%2BE5EgoinxUwOybcpQGnouOvozz0GIFntgVK7NaWAZJ%2BrIkkT0o8r26kqpdbRGY8rJK%2BCZHNIHaMpnhvpU4AyM7ThnpsTxWK5HkloIV0N0Lp0x4Rh6TlqSvdQ%3D%3D)
Conscious calf on sticking table
A calve's neck is twisted to force them to bleed out faster as they continue to display signs of consciousness, including blinking.
An electric stunner is used to paralyse week-old 'bobby calves,' who are discarded as waste from any of the state's 412 dairy farms. Dozens of calves were recorded being stunned ineffectively, or not stunned at all because they were pushed upside down into the restraint or were so small that they fell through the bottom. These calves were tipped into the kill room and had their throats slit while fully conscious, struggling and trying to escape the hands and knife that ended their life. Indicators of consciousness, including blinking, rhythmic breathing and trying to stand and escape were observed in many calves, even after their throats had been slit.
An electric stunner is used to paralyse week-old 'bobby calves,' who are discarded as waste from any of the state's 412 dairy farms. Dozens of calves were recorded being stunned ineffectively, or not stunned at all because they were pushed upside down into the restraint or were so small that they fell through the bottom. These calves were tipped into the kill room and had their throats slit while fully conscious, struggling and trying to escape the hands and knife that ended their life. Indicators of consciousness, including blinking, rhythmic breathing and trying to stand and escape were observed in many calves, even after their throats had been slit.
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Published: | Fri 8 Dec 2023 by Farm Transparency Project |
Captured/filmed: | September 2023 |
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Country: | Australia |
Location: | Tasmanian Quality Meats Abattoir, Cressy, Tasmania, Australia ) |