The network of supermarkets of Florida, Publix, has suspended supplies of milk from one of the largest farms in the state, after the Internet appeared the video, which shows workers beating cows.
On animal cruelty workers farms Larson Dairy, located in Okeechobee, was caught red-handed members of the organization to investigate cases of animal cruelty Animal Recovery Mission (ARM), who managed to take down the videos, working undercover.
After the video was published online, the case has entered the representatives of the County Sheriff’s Office Okeechobee. The Sheriff said that the completion of the investigation may result in criminal charges for those who participated in the abuse of cows.
The video shows how farm workers beating animals with iron rods, trying to get them to move faster, kicking and hitting cows in the head and chest. Such abuses of power resorted not only the people working directly with animals, but also managers and team leaders. Employee ARM, worked on the farm a little less than a month said that the beatings went on day in and day out.
Thursday at Publix said that the retail network is extremely concerned about the cruelty shown to animals. Therefore, the management decided to suspend the supply of milk from this farm.
The owner of the Dairy farm, Larson has responded to the incident. On Thursday, he made a statement that the employee who hits a cow in the video was fired. He said that the management of the farm did not know what was happening.
