A bobby calf sniffs at a worker while awaiting slaughter - Bobby calves are separated from their mothers within 24 hours of their birth. Desperate for warmth and affection, they are often observed attempting to suckle the hands and clothes of the workers who herd them to their deaths. 

Workers use paddles to force sheep and calves through the race and into the stunner. In 2023 investigators installed hidden cameras to capture the handling and killing of thousands of calves and sheep. Over the course of a month, we installed cameras at TQM slaughterhouse, capturing the brutal treatment and slaughter of thousands of sheep and week-old calves, many who were pushed, thrown, beaten and even killed while fully conscious. Workers were seen kicking, shoving, throwing and beating calves in the race, many of whom were to small or weak to walk by themselves. - Captured at Tasmanian Quality Meats Abattoir, Cressy TAS Australia.

A bobby calf sniffs at a worker while awaiting slaughter

Bobby calves are separated from their mothers within 24 hours of their birth. Desperate for warmth and affection, they are often observed attempting to suckle the hands and clothes of the workers who herd them to their deaths.

Workers use paddles to force sheep and calves through the race and into the stunner. In 2023 investigators installed hidden cameras to capture the handling and killing of thousands of calves and sheep. Over the course of a month, we installed cameras at TQM slaughterhouse, capturing the brutal treatment and slaughter of thousands of sheep and week-old calves, many who were pushed, thrown, beaten and even killed while fully conscious. Workers were seen kicking, shoving, throwing and beating calves in the race, many of whom were to small or weak to walk by themselves.
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Published: Fri 8 Dec 2023 by Farm Transparency Project
Captured/filmed: September 2023
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Licence: Creative Commons License
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Country: Australia
Location: Tasmanian Quality Meats Abattoir, Cressy, Tasmania, Australia )

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