Ralphs Meat Co
Ralphs Meat Co is an export abattoir for cattle, located just outside of Seymour in northern Victoria.
Hidden camera footage captured by investigators from Farm Transparency Project (FTP) in February 2024 shows ineffective stunning of injured and emaciated cows.
The daily slaughter of up to 500 cows, steers and bulls is documented, with many of those killed being dairy cows whose milk production has slowed. Footage shows workers jabbing cows in the face and head with painful electric prodders, and repeatedly hitting them with metal gates. Many show signs of consciousness after 'stunning' and even after their throats have been slit, suffering for minutes.
The Victorian slaughterhouse regulator, Primesafe, has launched a formal investigation with the federal Department of Agriculture in response to a complaint made by Farm Transparency project.
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Department of Agriculture to probe Ralphs Meats Co, Seymour, over allegations inhumane treatment of cattle
Thursday 18 Apr 2024 by
Authorities are probing a Seymour slaughterhouse after shocking footage allegedly revealed cows being killed while still conscious. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Read more >
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Hidden cameras reveal emaciated cows killed while fully conscious at northern Victorian slaughterhouse
Thursday 18 Apr 2024
View photos and footageView location evidence Hidden camera footage captured by investigators from Farm Transparency Project (FTP) in February 2024 shows ineffective stunning of injured and emaciated cows at Ralphs Meat Co in Seymour, Northern Victoria. The daily slaughter of up to 500 cows, steers and bulls is documented, with many of those killed being dairy cows whose milk production has slowed. Footage shows workers jabbing cows in the face and head with painful electric prodders, and repeatedly hitting them with metal gates. Many show signs of consciousness after 'stunning' and even after their throats have been slit, suffering for minutes. FTP's... Read more >
