March 27, 2009: Cow #501 incurred these pus-filled, infected leg wounds after becoming trapped in a broken wooden wall, lying helplessly for at least 24 hours. Later, when she resisted putting weight on the injured leg, the farm’s owner used a high-voltage electric prod to force her to stand up.
March 31, 2009: This weak, emaciated cow, #879, collapsed and had to lie in a deep pool of urine and feces for more than 24 hours, without access to food or water. She was eventually shot and killed.
May 13, 2009: Cow #826 was allowed to suffer and become severely debilitated over the course of nearly a month before she was finally shot and killed. Her failing health was repeatedly brought to the farm owner’s attention.
May 21, 2009: When cow #401 got caught on a bolt sticking out of one of the bars in the stall, the dairy farm’s owner reportedly freed her from the bolt by cutting deeply into her leg muscles with a knife.
May 30, 2009: Even underweight, weakened, and ailing cows like #740 are hooked up to milking machinery daily in order to produce milk for the farm.
June 4, 2009: On May 31, farm workers used an elastic band to amputate cow #36’s gangrenous, infected teat without any anesthetics. The infection worsened, and cow #36’s health and physical condition were allowed to deteriorate until she finally died on June 11.
June 9, 2009: Cow #929 collapsed in the inches-deep urine and fecal matter that cover the barn’s passageways. She flailed and struggled to get up while other cows walked into and over her.
July 29, 2009: When cows develop sore feet and legs or bacterial hoof warts, like cow #780, standing to eat and drink becomes painful. Without proper care, they waste away.
August 13, 2009: Most male calves born on the farm who manage to survive the neglectful treatment are sold at auction for their flesh.
August 13, 2009: When PETA rescued this male calf, he could not stand and was nearly unconscious. He was diagnosed by a large-animal veterinarian as suffering from dehydration, pinkeye, pneumonia, ringworm, and lice and was determined to be approximately 100 pounds underweight.
August 19, 2009: This calf was only semi-conscious and unable to stand when he was purchased from the farm. The examining large-animal veterinarian found him to be 100 pounds underweight and recommended reporting his neglected condition to authorities.
