Footage shows Central Valley dairy workers kicking young calves, pulling them with pliers ^21.5%

Los Angeles Times - By Susanne Rust - 5/12/2026, 10:00 AM

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In late February, animal rights activists flew a drone over a calf ranch in the Central Valley and watched as workers kicked and punched the animals. Footage reviewed by The Times shows a worker pulling a calf by the nose with pliers. It shows two workers removing the budding horns of a calf with a hot iron. While one held the frightened... more