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Thread to document institutional animal abuse

I am just noticing this thread. THANK YOU for creating it, Jeff Robinson .

This is an important topic . Animal abuse must be documented, discussed and by God's grace, hopefully, eliminated from the face of the Earth.

No species that abuses the most vulnerable can ever claim to be advanced or enlightened
 
I also think individual abuse should be documented and discussed here. I see some posters have done just that.
So perhaps a thread title change is in order
 
What became of this poor creature? Most likely shot & left to the vultures..
Sadly, it’s hard to know if Colonel was ever rescued. British special operations forces from the Who Dares Wins Regiment volunteered to go find the dog and rescue him, but the British Defence Ministry called the mission “unlikely.”

Colonel has since been nominated for the Dicking Medal, the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross.
 
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How is that inaccurate reporting? They used to be able to be labelled free range for up to 16 weeks during mandatory housing measures, now they can be labelled free range for an indefinate period.
It's inaccurate reporting because the term isn't meaningless once measures have been lifted. In the UK, the measures were lifted in April.

Prior to that, labels I saw on the shelves stated that the birds had been kept indoors due to the restrictions.

I'm also not condoning the practice but that's the current situation. It is still possible to know if birds have had outdoor access or not. Currently, an egg you buy labelled free range does come from a bird with outdoor access.

There are lots of issues around the term 'free range', which doesn't quite mean what many people assume it does, but that's a separate point. Eg beak trimming, which is still done to most f/r hens and is a practice I would like to see banned.

Better to have a discussion based around the full facts, no? The full facts are bad enough.
 
It's inaccurate reporting because the term isn't meaningless once measures have been lifted. In the UK, the measures were lifted in April.

Prior to that, labels I saw on the shelves stated that the birds had been kept indoors due to the restrictions.

I'm also not condoning the practice but that's the current situation. It is still possible to know if birds have had outdoor access or not. Currently, an egg you buy labelled free range does come from a bird with outdoor access.

There are lots of issues around the term 'free range', which doesn't quite mean what many people assume it does, but that's a separate point. Eg beak trimming, which is still done to most f/r hens and is a practice I would like to see banned.

Better to have a discussion based around the full facts, no? The full facts are bad enough.

Fair enough, should have said the label is now less meaningful than before.
 
A Scottish fish farm that was supplying salmon to M&S this summer has admitted “unacceptable lapses” after a video revealed fish suffocating in breach of animal welfare standards. The RSPCA has temporarily suspended the farm from its animal welfare certification scheme.

 
Yet another 'RSPCA-assured' farm. Anybody noticing a pattern yet?

Workers at dairy farms supplying yoghurt giant Muller and Marks & Spencer hit cows with poles, kicked them and yelled abuse at them, undercover footage has revealed...

One employee – at an M&S poster farm for animal welfare standards – ran at a cow, angrily shouting “You’re f***ing r*****ed,” then appeared to jab her with a sharp object...

The floor of the large shed appears covered in excrement, and when one animal slips a worker calls out, “You f***ing b***h” and runs towards it, making the cow run to try to escape....

A worker repeats, “You f***ing b***h” as he kicks, slaps and knees a cow to make her stand.

 
Not quite institutional abuse, but barbaric nonetheless

Montana rancher gets 6 months in prison for creating hybrid sheep for captive hunting​



Captive hunting facilities, or shooting preserves, allow "allow trophy hunters to shoot animals who are fenced in," according to the Humane Society of the United States. "The animals are often semi-tame − some have even been hand raised or bottle fed by humans."

 
I’m feel I have to express myself. I feel angry and disgusted, horrified at the enormity at the cruelty. From individual abuse to the industrial abuse.
I feel despair but also a feeling of helplessness. I’m a disabled pensioner living on basic money . What the fuck can I do ? For me part of the problem is I’ve really only become aware of the scale of the horror in the last couple of years before I was bogged down with work.
What can I do ? I live with a rescue cat . There’s a wooded area right near I live Badgers, foxes, numerous birds. I have great neighbours with similar views, we protect the area. We are aware developers would love to build on it.
We hassle the councillors to make them aware any attempt to build on there would meet with resistance
But really does that help ? I want to destroy the salmon farms, release the farm animals I know that’s irrational .
Totally overwhelmed by the cruelty, the carnage.
I am grateful there are people that put so much energy and effort in monitoring the abuse.
 
Thanks for the thread, especially about the salmon - I didn't know it was as bad as that.

What became of this poor creature? Most likely shot & left to the vultures..
Sadly, it’s hard to know if Colonel was ever rescued. British special operations forces from the Who Dares Wins Regiment volunteered to go find the dog and rescue him, but the British Defence Ministry called the mission “unlikely.”

Colonel has since been nominated for the Dicking Medal, the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross.

*Dickin, no g. Quite a significant typo there!
 
I’m feel I have to express myself. I feel angry and disgusted, horrified at the enormity at the cruelty. From individual abuse to the industrial abuse.
I feel despair but also a feeling of helplessness. I’m a disabled pensioner living on basic money . What the fuck can I do ? For me part of the problem is I’ve really only become aware of the scale of the horror in the last couple of years before I was bogged down with work.
What can I do ? I live with a rescue cat . There’s a wooded area right near I live Badgers, foxes, numerous birds. I have great neighbours with similar views, we protect the area. We are aware developers would love to build on it.
We hassle the councillors to make them aware any attempt to build on there would meet with resistance
But really does that help ? I want to destroy the salmon farms, release the farm animals I know that’s irrational .
Totally overwhelmed by the cruelty, the carnage.
I am grateful there are people that put so much energy and effort in monitoring the abuse.

Hi Manji, I empathise, I feel overwhelmed by the scale of the horror as well, and the indifference/wilful ignorance of the general populace. I think it’s always better to do something rather than nothing. It could be anything as small as signing/sharing petitions or writing to your MP. If there are animal rights groups active in your area, consider manning a stall or handing out leaflets. If you’re on social media, share information. Speak to friends and family. You don’t need money or mobility, just a willingness to speak up!
 
I’m feel I have to express myself. I feel angry and disgusted, horrified at the enormity at the cruelty. From individual abuse to the industrial abuse.
I feel despair but also a feeling of helplessness. I’m a disabled pensioner living on basic money . What the fuck can I do ? For me part of the problem is I’ve really only become aware of the scale of the horror in the last couple of years before I was bogged down with work.
What can I do ? I live with a rescue cat . There’s a wooded area right near I live Badgers, foxes, numerous birds. I have great neighbours with similar views, we protect the area. We are aware developers would love to build on it.
We hassle the councillors to make them aware any attempt to build on there would meet with resistance
But really does that help ? I want to destroy the salmon farms, release the farm animals I know that’s irrational .
Totally overwhelmed by the cruelty, the carnage.
I am grateful there are people that put so much energy and effort in monitoring the abuse.
I find it overwhelming too especially relating to cruelty to wildlife and total indifference by people in day to day life. I haven't managed to cut dairy out of my diet but I'm thinking about it due to health reasons (or at least substantially cutting down) I know I could do more and hope to at some point.

unless cats and dogs are involved (not saying that's not important mind) but if they're not involved in an incident of animal cruelty few people seem to care at times. :(
 
unless cats and dogs are involved (not saying that's not important mind) but if they're not involved in an incident of animal cruelty few people seem to care at times. :(

Cats are involved in multiple instances of animal cruelty every day.
They sometimes even bring the evidence to their humans as trophies.

Perhaps herbivorous companion animals should be encouraged.
 
Chickens needlessly slaughtered





In addition to the Minnesota case, the USDA said some 26,800 turkeys will be killed on a farm in McPherson County in South Dakota and nearly 17,000 birds will be slaughtered on two farms in Iowa’s Clay County.
 
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