Compassion Over Killing has released undercover footage of horrific abuse against cows at Martin Farms, a factory dairy farm in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
COK’s investigator followed a delivery truck straight from Martin Farms to a Dreyer’s ice cream facility owned by Nestlé, the world’s largest dairy company.
At the farm, COK captured some of the most inhumane treatment they say they have ever witnessed, including gruesome violence against mother cows and their calves.
The video revealed “downed cows” — cows who cannot walk or stand on their own — hoisted up by their hips using metal clamps and dragged by tractors. In one instance, a manager shot a “downed” cow in the head, and she suffered in agony for almost a minute before she was shot again and died.
The meat from “downed” cows like her was casually doled out to employees in garbage bags.
In another shocking incident, a manager stabbed a cow with no anesthesia in a misguided attempt to treat a stomach malady.
Workers kicked, stomped on and hit cows, or sprayed them in the face with scalding water just to make them move faster.
As painful as the footage is, it depicts the typical activities at a factory farm. Shortly after birth, calves are separated from their mothers, and the mother’s milk that is meant for her calf is instead used for products for human consumption.
After being taken from their mothers, calves are branded and their horns are seared off. COK’s footage shows the anguish they endure during these brutal procedures, which are done without pain releif.
Cows are deprived of desperately-needed veterinary care and suffer from painful and bloody conditions such as prolapsed uteruses and open sores. One scene shows a mother cow with a severed teat, bleeding as she is being milked.
COK handed the evidence over to the Pennsylvania State Police and the Franklin County District Attorney, and is calling for swift legal action against Martin Farms.
In a statement released shortly after the undercover video was released, Nestlé claimed to have cut ties with Martin Farms. But other cows are still suffering at the hands or their suppliers.
Help stop the cruelty. Sign COK’s petition calling on Nestle to end the cruel dehorning of cows, and start producing more vegan options.
SHAME ON YOU — you, Nestle — for needless, depravedly cruel, unconscionably sadistic treatment of Cows and other Farm Animals — these beautiful sweet animals are LIVING BEINGS — Nestle’s people are PSYCHOS — why are they turning a blind eye — my heart breaks for the suffering of these lovely animals — UNDER YOUR WATCH, Nestle — all the more reason why the Human Race will GO VEGAN! — GO VEGAN — as they SHOULD.
what is wrong with these human monsters? Dear God punish these evil heartless monsters! Save the animals kill the evil people!
BOYCOTT ALL THE BIG MULTI INTERNATIONAL!!!!!! THEY ALL BEHAVE THE SAME WAY TO ANIMALS!!!
I couldn’t even watch the video. That’s it for me I will NEVER buy anything related to Nestlé’s again.
Cruelty like this is inexcusable in this day and age. Shame on Nestlé and as for Martin’s Farms – close them down this cannot be allowed to continue. Those workers all need to be put on trial for animal cruelty. Disgraceful and horrific.
Is mankind really this cruel, I think these farm workers need to be educated in animal treatment and animal rights. Reading this has made me feel sick to my core.
Unnecessary cruelty. The industry needs to be regulated and regularly inspected by independent organisations. Makes me sick that this industry is allowed to get away with cruelty like this. Workers must have serious problems to do these kind of things.
This abuse is not just at this one factory farm. It is at EVERY factory farm. If you eat meat or consume dairy, YOU are directly responsible for this abuse. Supply and demand, folks. It won’t stop until you do.
Horrible corporation
Nestle are a vile corporation who only care about money profits so that the bosses can live in luxury they dont care about the environment especially water they drain the great lakes and sell atca massive profit …
I hate nestle anyway they drain the great lakes in america and then sell the water back at a massive profit fuckin scumbags humanity at its worst money money money that’s all corporations are after bothin else
I am totally speechless, but I will not purchase anything from this company again
bravo nestlé à votre place j aurai honte aucun scrupule aucun humanité pour les animaux il faut boycotter cette entreprise toutes ces sociétés ne vois que le fric , ils me donne la nausée
as well as COK requests our family demand NESTLE PARTAKE IN THE PROSECUTION OF THE EVIL BARBARIC ACTS OF THE EMPLOYEES HIRED BY THE COMPANY NESTLE CHOOSE NOT TO MONITOR CONDITIONS AND SHOULD BE HELD AQUNTAIBLE. NOT AWE WE CUT TIES SORRY ITS NOT THAT CUT AND DRIED.
THE GALARNEAU FAMILY
¡¡¡HELP PLEASE HELP!!!
Sickening and cruel
THESE PEOPLE NEED TO GET THE SAME TREATMENT THEY GAVE TO THESE INNOCENT COWS WHO ARE TRAPPED & CAN NOT BREAK FREE.
PEOPLE, PLEASE GO VEGAN! HELP STOP ANIMAL ABUSES.
Disgusting human scums! They have no respect for the animals that provide them with millions of dollars. They will answer to God for their brutal cruelty towards HIS creation! I refuse to eat meat and now will never buy anything from nestle! The men that do such cruelty are heartless! They will burn in hell!
No human has the right to abuse or mistreat or torture any animal. we do not own this planet..we must learn to share it..humans have become arrogant..we must become more compassionate
c’est honteux ….
The nestle ceo is a disgusting and vile human… so this doesn’t surprise me at all unfortunately… so it only shows that we need to boycott all nestle products for here on out! These idiots have a special place in HELL waiting for them
Why can’t these morons be turned over to the concerned people in the streets to get a taste of their own medicine? If they can dish it out, they should be made to have to take it. Put all those involved, faces up on billboards, posters, online, etc., and let the people know exactly who they are and what they do. Let the people take care of what the government, the laws and the judicial system refuse to take care of. Sometimes the old wild, wild west ways would be better to clean up the heartless, insensitive rift raft of our society. Goodness knows, asking, waiting and hoping the laws and the government have a heart to do anything is hopeless. Had I seen that guy doing something like that, he would be nursing a horrendous headache after I would finish knocking him upside his head with anything I could get my hands on. If he could be insensitive and cruel towards those animals, so could I towards him and any others like him..MORONS!!!
These horrible people should be made to pay for there cruelty to these gentle animals , how wwere these people brought up , makes me mad to the core .
STOP cruelty!
But where the Hell is the petition to have Martin Farms shut down for animal cruelty! These Mothers & their Infants are still suffering there & all You’re worried about is Nestle offering more vegan options.
Don’t You think it’s time You joined the “Boycott Nestle” bandwagon that most of Us have been on since the early 80’s? Nestle + Loreal & Loreal = Vivisection & lies.
Nestle are one of the biggest offenders in Palm Oil production & the destruction of the Rainforest & Orangutans. They were also the centre of a huge scandal where They supplied milk contaminated with broken glass to Ethiopia in the 90’s.
Even if Nestle offered more vegan options it doesn’t solve the real problem here which is Martin’s Farms & the horrific suffering caused to innocents in the Name of dairy. And it also won’t make Nestle a company that anyone with self respect can buy from.
It’s like going to McDonald’s. Even if You buy the vegan option You’re lining the pockets of animal torturers who destroy the rainforests & launder Your money to fund the IRA.
So where’s the petition for Nestle to stop using palm oil? Of which They are literally one of the Word’s biggest suppliers. Fuck Nestle. Nestle are the Devil. They are owned by direct descendents of the Nazis by the way, of the Men who funded the Nazis rather. Involved in illegal experiments on Humans as well as on animals. We are talking about a bunch of War Criminals. Research it Yourself before You dismiss Me because I have & it’s all available as fully sourced info with traceable roots in truth.
Ashamed of been human, I know stopped eating meat it doesn’t really make a difference. I still decided to stop eating meat and not been part of this cruelty. After watching this I stop eating cheese. Its disgusting how people treat animals, like if it was just a simple rock.
Stop killing animals
Monsters should be banned for life for Cruelty animals.
Sad. Has to stop.
God please save our animals from these cruel and inhuman beings of evil. The world is at its end with the amount of evil in people’s hearts, we are on the brink of extinction because of this. Pray for your salvation
From now on, when I go the store, I’m going to look for the ‘Nestle’s’ label. If
I find it, I WILL NOT buy it. This makes me ashamed to be a human being.
In this day and age, we need to find a better way. This is awful
This is disgusting
Stop the greed and the abuse of animals for profits. We have come a long way as a society to still have these outdated practices!
Disgusting!!!!!!!!!!!
Quando isso vai acabar? O que foi feito em prol desses inocentes anjos? É muito sofrimento e tortura, quanta dor. Imagina o trauma?
In case Nestle doesn’t understand, more and more people are starting to understand the cruelty involved with factory farming. I would think Nestle wouldn’t want to ruin their reputation by being part of the selected group of abusers. Stop dehorning these innocent cows and start offering vegan choices. I for one would love to see that. So Nestle either gets on board you will most definitely be held accountable for cruelty. We aren’t going away. Thank you.
the option is stop the cruelty against innocents animals. the workers put them in prison they are not humans they are monsters. I WILL NOT BUY MORE NESTLE PRODUCTS, BOICOT TO ALL PRODUCT.
THE SLAUGHTERED PLACES MUST BE REGULATE WITH 24 HOURS SECURITY KAMERAS
This is unacceptable and needs tk be stopped. Nestle needs tk be accountabpe for such incredibly rresponsible behaviour.
COMMdas gehtgarnicht,Auge um Auge
Shut down the horrible dairy farms in Pennsylvania and everywhere ! Poor cows. People take the cow’s milk, and treat the cow’s and calves with horrible cruelty. The milk belongs to the calves. It is slavery. Love you cows – go vegan !
Why should the comments be peaceful and family friendly? Is the video peaceful and family friendly? Are the shit people in this video peaceful and family friendly?
I will never buy anything from a company like Nestlé again! I’m sorry that there are animals that are suffering so for corporate gain
The same should be done to these humans.
The most important way you can help sentient cows & the calves that are torn from their sides?
GO VEGAN. It’s so easy, it’s so necessary, it’s so healthful for your body & you will be able to sleep at night, knowing you are NOT contributing to their pain & suffering.
How anyone can watch these brutal videos & still enjoy ice cream, cheese or any other mucous milk product is beyond comprehension.
How many more videos showing evidence of brutality do we need before those responsible for inflicting pain and suffering are held accountable for their actions? Animals should be treated with compassion and empathy, something that seems to be non-existent with this company. Open sores, scaldings, stompings, primitive attempts to “treat” an animal with 4 stomachs, cruelty and torture in the guise of farming? This is disgraceful, endemic and must be stopped.
Shut this horrible place down NOW. And if those workers at this dairy cannot treat those poor cows and calves with compassion, then they don’t need to be working there. Where are the owners of this dairy who let this horrible treatment of those poor animals happen? I’m angry, upset and horrified that this is happening right here in the U.S.A. where we have agencies who are suppose to protect and inspect places like that.