Shocking undercover dairy video hits home.
64February 14, 2013 by dairycarrie
Today a new undercover video of a dairy farm was released and it really hit home for me… Shocking what goes on behind the closed doors of this dairy!
And if that’s not enough to totally rock your world check out this video from the Netherlands.
What do you think?
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Oh the humanity!
When will it end?
I hope never
I’m shocked, some of those white cows had black spots all over them. Obviously they are being made work in coal mines!! If the cows eat the coal, that ends up in the milk we drink!!! We have choice left but to ban coal mining to save the cows!
Cow doing cow things, like eating and rubbing. How much longer will we all stand for this!
Dear Lord, did you see how they have the black and brown ones mixed together?! They’re contaminating our regular milk with CHOCOLATE MILK!!!!!
The most shocking part of all of this to some people will be that most of my cows are black and white!
This is great!
Thanks!
Dairy Carrie, that Undercover Dairy Farm Video is shocking! I’m going to share it with all my friends. Thanks for posting it to make all of us aware!
As for the second video, I wish they had shown within that video some shots of the dairy in the first….imo, it’s VITAL that we show proudly and unapologetically all parts of our supply chain. How effective would it have been to have shown all three types of dairy farms (100% grazing, mixed, and 100% total mixed ration) in that heart-string-tugging video? I loved it, but worry that it does us more harm than good, because it sets us up for the double-shock (to the people truly unfamiliar with production) of a true undercover video: the shock of not seeing green grass, plus whatever contrived shock the makers of the video have added in.
You do excellent work! Keep it up!
Thanks for the comment! I will let you in on a little secret,the first dairy is our farm
I agree with what you are saying on the second video. However it is a video from the Netherlands and grazing is a much higher percentage of the herds there so it makes sense for the commercial to show what it did.
Both of these videos are great!! I will definatly be sharing the second one because as many people as possible need to see it. I have a feeling it would really get them to thinking.
Have a wonderful Valentines Day and Keep up the good work!!
Erin
http://diariesfromthedirtroad.blogspot.com
Thanks Erin! Would love for you to share the post and both videos
I think I heard fresh cow pie production in the background…. Where was the camera at this point?
Yes, yes you did… the filmmaker was more worried about the fresh heifer in heat that was trying to climb her at that moment.
Great video!! Not once did I hear a moo. Tells me they are very well taken care of and not stress at all!! Great video!!
I forgot to add that the calves in blankets is just too much!! So cute!!
Thanks!
It got pretty intense there for a split second when that fight broke out. Great job Dairy Carrie as usual!
Thanks Eddie!
I am mortified. Jaw dropping. Utterly flabbergasted. The silence is deafening. How miserable those cows must be…eating…standing…lounging…rubbing. Oh the humanity!
It’s difficult to watch… I know… cows being cows…
I am shocked! So many black and white cows, having you been hiding Holstein love?
Shhhhh…… that’s a secret! There are some crossbred girls in the video too!
your cows get to go in paddocks of grass?
Not this time of year… there is no grass to be found just ice and snow!
Found this via Facebook! All of my ag friends have been sharing it! Love it!
LOVED IT! Shared on my page already!
Plan to share, share, share and share some more!!! Great job Carrie.
How can this be! Totally off agenda for the animal rights activists. The “real milk is unhealthy -eat overly processed something else so that it kind of looks like milk” crowd will be appalled. I, however, could not be happier that either of those things might occur.
Reblogged this on COUNTRY LINKed and commented:
Dairy Carrie has gone undercover at her own dairy farm to video what happens at the farm. I need to warn you that these images are in no way shocking, just the truth. Please watch both videos. Thank you Dairy Carrie!
JUST ANOTHER DAY ON A DAIRY FARM..NOTHING SPECIAL
Just scandalous! Why cant you be like everyone else and just get your milk at the store! I am shocked and appalled. Honestly, great job and spectacular idea!
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I was swamped when the video was released… so just now had a moment to view it. Great under-cover video
This makes me glad I gave up dairy! Cows are made to graze in fields! That is what makes them healthy. Healthy cows make healthy milk and healthy meat. Any other treatment of them is unacceptable!
Hi Rae, it’s winter in Wisconsin. That’s why you saw all that white stuff. Not exactly a peak time for grazing. I’m sorry you’ve given up dairy. You might want to search out more information from more sources.
Where’d you get those stunt cows!? LOL
I have a camera in my birthing arena (also a Wisconsin dairy…organic) available for viewing via a dynamic host site and people are often shocked by that, too. Did you know that sometimes a cow will poop while it is trying to have a calf? Sometimes I don’t run right down there at 2 a.m. and fluff it away while it is still warm, either. Oh, the humanity! It is so unlike people giving birth who obviously expel nothing but baby.
Nice video.
Absolutely awesome!
Just watched “shocking undercover” and read the follow up explaination. I was raised on a dairy(very small) and am still trying to grasp large scale ones. I also work at a livestock sale barn and live on a farm/ranch where we have a 300 head cow herd for beef. I am so thankful you took the time to explain the happenings – I see a lot of crips weekly and yes, it’s sad but it is not from abuse or mis-use. No death is enjoyable but it is a fact of life. Thank you! I hope the uninformed will take time to watch and read your postings and understand we farmers and ranchers are God’s caretakers of His creatures. Thank You AGAIN!!!
I co-own a large dairy farm ,( 1000 + cows) our cows are treated with the same care as the ones on smaller farms, we just need bigger barns and more help. Our milk is tested & safe for consumption the same way it is all size farms,so the product you drink is no different. Hope this is a little helpful ,love to give you a tour some time you are in the area. If you email me use subject Dary Cows otherwise I will not open it ,I’ve been hacked.
Hi Herb! I’ve had the opportunity to be on farms of all sizes and 100% agree with your comments! Thanks for stopping by!
Totally enjoyed your video, Carrie! Great insight and a true “reality show” — thanks! The video from Netherlands offers insights into the “larger picture” of farming and our need to “take time to think about it”. Thanks for both!
Love them both!
You might want to correct the spelling of “peaceful” early in the first video. I thought that long cowpie-plopping sound was the “fight.” I didn’t quite get that part until someone identified it.
Keep up the great work!
Ack! You are the first person to mention that.. I totally missed it… Too late to change now. Dang that’s going to bug me!
LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!
Reblogged this on Real Life Farm Wife and commented:
What the majority of farms really look like.
Way to go… reblogging….
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For those of you who have not met Dairy Carrie… here she is. She speaks about farming so well and tells it like it is!
Love.This.
WAKE UP PEOPLE! JUST BECAUE THERE WAS NO SINISTER MUSIC YOU THINK THAT THESE COWS ARE HAPPY????
Oh Josh… You’re funny
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I am teaching a Dairy Science short course this semester and would like to use your video to reinforce my insistance that proper treament of animals is good for health, lifetime production, and of course, your bottom line.
Would love for you to use it!
Thanks for sharing a positive undercover video for a change. We are fed so many images of animals being abused and mistreated in factory farms that the entire industry is treated as such. I was fortunate to spend the first five years of my life on a dairy farm and be a county dairy princess my freshman year of college so I know this is not the case. This is the way it *should* be. Healthy, comfortable, happy animals are the best producers. BTW, loved the Campina commercial from the Netherlands! I lived in that country for nearly 8 years and the cheese and yogurt are to die for!
PS, those little coats on the calves are just too cute! lol
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