The shocking animal cruelty revealed at a Fraser Valley dairy farm is another example of the morally bankrupt system of industrialized animal agriculture that should shame our so-called civilized society.

The dairy industry will claim the horrific scenes of animal torture revealed by the undercover investigation by Mercy for Animals Canada are isolated incidents perpetrated by a few bad apples.

But modern intensive farming appears to be one big barrel of bad apples. MFA Canada has conducted investigations over the last 19 months into the production of Canadian pork, eggs, turkeys, chicken and veal, with each case exposing unconscionable abuse of animals. All this has been duly reported by national media and shown in graphic detail across Canada’s television screens. Continue reading …