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Newborn calves on an organic dairy farm were thrown on the ground, hit and force-fed by workers, a shocking investigation reveals.
The distressed animals were seen on film being “aggressively handled” by staff at dairies belonging to Coombe Farm in Somerset, which supplies organic products to Waitrose and is RSPCA Assured.
After receiving a tip-off about cruel handling, undercover footage was obtained by welfare charity Animal Equality in June and July this year.
Coombe Farm boasts of high animal welfare standards and says on its website: “We believe that well-cared-for, relaxed dairy herds produce better milk and that this will be appreciated by the people who drink it.”
But the charity claims that when it visited the farm on many occasions it found calves being force-fed and
aggressively handled.