“All of these people have a vested interest in this plant operation and yet none of them are there to stop this abuse,” she said. Leanne McConnachie of farm animal programs at the Vancouver Humane Society says Saputo should do more to ensure its products are ethically sound. The milk from Kooyman’s farm is purchased by Saputo, a large corporation that sells dairy products across the country. “These alleged actions in no way reflect the farming and animal care standards practiced by our family or by the dairy industry.” In addition, we will be taking any and all steps necessary to assure that no such incident takes place on our family farm in the future,” the statement read. “We have been working with the BC SPCA and regulatory authorities and will continue to do so throughout the investigation. The family said animal care is “of primary importance” on the Chilliwack farm. This is Kosläpp in Swedish or Happy Cows released in spring for fresh pasture and green fields after their indoor winter housing.
In a news release issued Monday, the Kooyman family said it is “devastated by the thought that animals in our care have been harmed.” Kooyman said his farm has zero tolerance for animal cruelty and claimed he had no idea his staff were allegedly abusing the cows. When CTV showed the disturbing video footage to one of the farm’s owners, Jeff Kooyman, he said he was “shocked.”
Those workers have now been suspended with pay. Society for the Protection of Animals has launched an investigation and recommended that animal cruelty charges be laid against eight workers seen in the video. If you look in the background, there is a temporary line going across the road to help herd them to the next paddock. My guess is that they think it's another electric line. In addition to the abuse, the group also documented several cows bearing signs of injury and distress. The cows are trained to avoid the electric fence lines, which are usually white. “The workers have no regard for the welfare of the animal,” Anna Pippus of Mercy for Animals told CTV News. Observations and video footage recorded at the dairy farm between April 30 and May 30 list numerous incidents of alleged animal abuse, including the use of chains, canes, rakes and other objects to hit and beat cows.
An animal rights group has recorded shocking video of animal abuse at a British Columbia dairy farm, in which employees can be seen punching and kicking cows.Ī member of the non-profit Mercy for Animals Canada went undercover for four weeks at Chilliwack Cattle Sales Ltd., and discovered what has been described as “horrific animal abuse.”
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