a year later and nothing's changed
A second Farmwatch investigation into bobby calves has revealed they’re still being subjected to the same cruelty that was discovered during the 2015 investigation.
Footage aired on Checkpoint with John Campbell on Radio NZ shows calves being thrown, shoved, dropped and dragged along the ground. It indicates that cruelty towards bobby calves is still a widespread problem throughout the industry and not just a matter of a few bad exceptions.
Farmwatch spokesperson John Darroch told Radio NZ the footage showed little had changed since the regulation changes.
He said MPI did not need to change regulations to prosecute such abuse."This treatment of animals was illegal, and is still illegal under the Animal Welfare Act," he said. "Workers were doing it then, and they're still doing it now."
"If it were only a few people doing this, it would be impossible for us to get this footage."
MPI (Ministry for Primary Industries) are investigating.
Footage aired on Checkpoint with John Campbell on Radio NZ shows calves being thrown, shoved, dropped and dragged along the ground. It indicates that cruelty towards bobby calves is still a widespread problem throughout the industry and not just a matter of a few bad exceptions.
Farmwatch spokesperson John Darroch told Radio NZ the footage showed little had changed since the regulation changes.
He said MPI did not need to change regulations to prosecute such abuse."This treatment of animals was illegal, and is still illegal under the Animal Welfare Act," he said. "Workers were doing it then, and they're still doing it now."
"If it were only a few people doing this, it would be impossible for us to get this footage."
MPI (Ministry for Primary Industries) are investigating.