The B.C. Milk Marketing Board has suspended milk pick-up from the dairy farm that was the focus of a video depicting cruelty to dairy cows.
Chilliwack Cattle Sales, the largest dairy farm in Canada with some 3,500 cows, was the subject of an undercover video investigation by the animal rights group Mercy for Animals. Eight employees of the family-owned dairy farm were fired as a result of video footage showing them beating animals with chains and rakes, as well as other cruel behavior.
The B.C. SPCA has recommended criminal charges against the eight people but none had been laid as of today. A spokesperson for Chilliwack Cattle Sales said some of the people involved are minors, which has complicated the laying of charges.
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The milk marketing board said it would suspend milk pick-up until it is satisfied that all animal welfare issues at the farm have been properly addressed.
It said it has sought advice from veterinarians about animal welfare at the farm and once it gets a report, it said it would decide when normal milk pick-up would resume.
