Calf's Horns Burned Off by Farm Worker: Caught on Video!

Ok, I admit it.  This time I couldn't even watch the whole thing.  I just can't differentiate in my mind the difference between these innocent dairy cows and my beloved pet dogs.  Watching these farm workers hit, poke with rods, and otherwise abuse these defenseless enslaved animals was too much for me today.


I do watch these sorts of videos regularly though.  Especially if I've been sliding from vegan to vegetarian too often for my own comfort level for a while.  I force myself to watch one of these videos and in so doing find new motivation too not support the dairy, egg, and honey industries.  


It's easy to equate dead meat on your plate with the animal that was probably abused and brutally killed to provide it for you, it's harder to remember why the milk, cheese, yogurt or eggs on dinner table come from the exact same kind of conditions.


I'm feeling rather guilty about the cheese sandwich I had for dinner at a work event last night.  Think I'll go strictly vegan for a few days and then go to the co-op this weekend to buy some food I feel comfortable eating (from responsible local farmers).  I should really plan some trips out to farms this summer to tour the living conditions myself too...