{"id":164259,"date":"2024-08-14T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/?p=164259"},"modified":"2024-08-30T00:43:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T04:43:56","slug":"how-transport-newborn-calf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/2024\/08\/how-transport-newborn-calf\/","title":{"rendered":"The 1,000-Mile Journey of a Newborn Calf"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last August, members of Animals\u2019 Angels<\/a> drove behind a transport truck for 1,113 miles from Minnesota to New Mexico. Commissioned by the Animal Welfare Institute<\/a>, Animals\u2019 Angels was able to begin filming as the truck was being loaded, packed tightly with newborn calves. In filming this journey, which would cause unnecessary harm to the calves, the investigators would show a rarely documented side of the mega-dairy industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

Two hours into the journey, the truck stopped for fuel in South Dakota. The Animals\u2019 Angels investigators were able to approach the truck and see the ear tags for the calves. They were about one week old, and crammed together so tightly they were stepping on each other.<\/span><\/p>\n

The truck continued to Kansas, where it stopped again for gas. At this point, temperatures had reached 100 degrees, but at no point were the calves given water or milk. The investigators could hear the calves bellowing in discomfort.<\/span><\/p>\n