5.843 NEEDED
I am calling for every one reading this campaign to support this
petition immediately. Please take action
now to improve the welfare of the animals in the dairy industry across
United States.
There have been numerous investigations carried out by animal
welfare groups such as PETA or Mercy For Animals with regards to the inhumane
conditions in dairy farms in North America. To be more specific, defenseless
animals (including calves) are routinely hit with hammers, kicked and stomped
on by heartless workers. Employees show no mercy in harming the animals and
their behavior suggests they have been doing this for such a long time. The
video of this petition shows how a group of cows is hit over and over by cruel
workers. Treated as mere milk-producing
machines, cows exploited for milk and cheese endure lives of near constant
misery and deprivation.
Conditions are simply outrageous. These animals are caged 24/7 in
windowless crates; they receive just enough foo and water to survive until the
next day. Their habitat is never cleaned and these animals rarely get the chane
to see the sunlight in their short, yet miserable lives. Animals with open
wounds are repeatedly denied medical attention. This is the sad reality behind
the dairy industry in the United States.
We, the undersigned, are calling on the US authorities to
immediately implement meaningful animal welfare guidelines and oversight for
all of the farms in the country. The US Department of Agriculture does not only
have the power to implement a thorough reform, but it also has the moral duty
to do so. Too many animals have suffered senselessly and together we must we
can make a difference for all the innocent victims of the dairy industry!