A bobby calf in a holding pen at the slaughterhouse - Male calves have no commercial value to the dairy industry, and are killed at only a few days old, alongside any surplus female calves. Calves are herded onto trucks, still unsteady on their legs and calling for their mothers. Some are driven straight to the slaughterhouse, where they will spend a cold and terrifying night shivering in concrete holding pens, while others are taken to a saleyard, and sold to the highest bidder.
 - Captured at TAS.

A bobby calf in a holding pen at the slaughterhouse

Male calves have no commercial value to the dairy industry, and are killed at only a few days old, alongside any surplus female calves. Calves are herded onto trucks, still unsteady on their legs and calling for their mothers. Some are driven straight to the slaughterhouse, where they will spend a cold and terrifying night shivering in concrete holding pens, while others are taken to a saleyard, and sold to the highest bidder.
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Published: Mon 26 Feb 2024 by Farm Transparency Project
Captured/filmed: September 2023
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Licence: Creative Commons License
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Country: Australia
Location: TAS

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