Target: Adam H. Putnam, Commissioner of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Goal: Call for the closure of a farm where cows were allegedly beaten with rods and kicked in the head.
An undercover video taken at a Florida dairy farm appears to show multiple cows getting kicked in the head and struck with rebar wielded by farm employees. In the disturbing footage, the animals at Larson Dairy appear to be hit multiple times as they are forced into cramped milking stalls. Other cows in the video appear to be too weak to stand on their own power. We must demand justice for these innocent animals.
According to the narrator on the video, the footage shows that “dairy supervisors and milkers beat, stab and torment dairy cows with steel construction rebar,” and that “the sharp metal rods pierce and penetrate the cows’ bodies.” If these allegations are found to be true, this farm must be prevented from continuing its operations.
Reports of similar abuse are sadly all too common in the dairy industry. If these animals are to have any hope for a brighter future, we must take a stand and demand that the authorities overseeing this industry take action. Sign this petition to demand that Larson Dairy be shut down immediately if these allegations are proven to be true.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Commissioner Putnam,
A number of cows appear to have been maliciously beaten as shown on an undercover video taken at a farm in Okeechobee County. The footage allegedly shows farm workers at Larson Dairy kicking cows in the head and beating them with metal rods to force them into their milking stalls. If these allegations are true, this farm must not be allowed to continue its abusive practices.
Similar cases of abuse are known to occur far too often in the dairy industry, and in far too many cases the perpetrators go unpunished. We urge you to take a stand for these innocent creatures. Please ensure that a full investigation of this farm takes place and that it is shut down if any of these allegations are found to be true.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Photo Credit: Keith Weller/United States Department of Agriculture
I’m having such a mental overload from all the horrific animal, environmental, human atrocities around the world and in my back yard its just so overwhelming !!!
Exactly!
This is sad the same way you treat animals your going to get it back it might not be today or tomorrow but your going feel it I will sign this because who has the animal best interest these are gods cre add creations
This needs to stop this world is gone crazy protect our live stock
if you are upset by this, you can helps stop it by not consuming dairy or products with dairy. There are so many alternatives now so you don’t have to support such cruelty like this.
Boycott the farm, buy nothing from them!!! They like to beat defenseless animals then lets beat them out of business!!!
These gentle creatures should be treated humanely. Those who abuse animals should be prosecuted and jailed.
Stop this horrible abuse!
Stop beating these sweet cows! They deserve better!
SOB’s, I hope Karma doles out the pain right back to them. Cows are beautiful sentiment creatures and are far above being treated as cruelly as they are. This is true that most factory farms do these wretched acts of pain and cruelty. When we had farms across America, cows were treated much more humanely because they actually cared about their animals. Now it’s all in the name of corporate profit at the pain and suffering of animals forced to endure the worst of everything. Bastatds…
This treatment of livestock MUST STOP NOW. Animal welfare people need to rip these horrible people apart in the media to make millions aware of this cruel treatment. I love all animals and treating these beautiful animals like this is so inhumane. PLEASE MAKE IT STOP NOW.
Why can’t I sign? My email address is in the Cherokee language, spelled correctly.
Arrests should be made too
I am unable to sign.My email is correct
It won’t let me sign in
all dairy farms should be shut down. we kill these poor animals for ones satisfaction
WTF is wrong with these people they should get fired the company should be shut down for ever
Evil people in this world!shut this place down!
This is just cruel torture…it won’t let me sign for some reason cause of my email…but this needs to stop immediately
Don’t treat animals with cruelty! They all deserve love
Stop drinking milk. I use Almond milk it’s very good.