Ohio Dairy Farm Animal Abuse Video Outrages the Ag Industry...find out more...what do you think? - Ontario Agriculture2024-03-28T12:58:28Zhttps://ontag.farms.com/forum/topics/ohio-dairy-farm-animal-abuse?commentId=3646443%3AComment%3A5687&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks for posting the update…tag:ontag.farms.com,2010-07-08:3646443:Comment:56972010-07-08T00:50:39.000ZWayne Blackhttps://ontag.farms.com/profile/WayneKBlack
Thanks for posting the update Sandra!<br />
I still say the person videoing the whole thing should be charged as an accessory to the crime.<br />
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<cite>Sandra Dales said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://ontag.farms.com/forum/topics/ohio-dairy-farm-animal-abuse#3646443Comment5687"><div>An interesting end to this story - Gary Conklin will not be charged and the Conklin Dairy Farm Video was "heavily edited and creatively spliced together". Here is the story <u>Cows, Lies and Videotape</u> on HumanWatch.org…</div>
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Thanks for posting the update Sandra!<br />
I still say the person videoing the whole thing should be charged as an accessory to the crime.<br />
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<cite>Sandra Dales said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://ontag.farms.com/forum/topics/ohio-dairy-farm-animal-abuse#3646443Comment5687"><div>An interesting end to this story - Gary Conklin will not be charged and the Conklin Dairy Farm Video was "heavily edited and creatively spliced together". Here is the story <u>Cows, Lies and Videotape</u> on HumanWatch.org <a rel="nofollow" href="http://humanewatch.org/index.php/site/post/cows_lies_and_videotape/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed" target="_blank">Click here</a></div>
</blockquote> An interesting end to this st…tag:ontag.farms.com,2010-07-07:3646443:Comment:56872010-07-07T18:40:54.000ZSandra Daleshttps://ontag.farms.com/profile/SandraDales
An interesting end to this story - Gary Conklin will not be charged and the Conklin Dairy Farm Video was "heavily edited and creatively spliced together". Here is the story <u>Cows, Lies and Videotape</u> on HumanWatch.org <a href="http://humanewatch.org/index.php/site/post/cows_lies_and_videotape/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed" target="_blank">Click here</a>
An interesting end to this story - Gary Conklin will not be charged and the Conklin Dairy Farm Video was "heavily edited and creatively spliced together". Here is the story <u>Cows, Lies and Videotape</u> on HumanWatch.org <a href="http://humanewatch.org/index.php/site/post/cows_lies_and_videotape/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed" target="_blank">Click here</a> Here is a response from OFAC…tag:ontag.farms.com,2010-06-05:3646443:Comment:52972010-06-05T15:46:19.000ZAgOntariohttps://ontag.farms.com/profile/AgOntario
Here is a response from OFAC posted on <a href="http://www.realagriculture.com" target="_blank">RealAgriculture.com</a><br />
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Ontario Farm Animal Council Responds to the Conklin Dairy Video – Crystal Mackay<br />
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To say that last weeks release of the Mercy for Animals video from Conklin Dairy Farm was an outrage is being light. My post last week brought on some high amounts of emotion and ridicule for the people at Conklin dairy farm. In that post we also discussed the needed criticism for Mercy for…
Here is a response from OFAC posted on <a href="http://www.realagriculture.com" target="_blank">RealAgriculture.com</a><br />
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Ontario Farm Animal Council Responds to the Conklin Dairy Video – Crystal Mackay<br />
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To say that last weeks release of the Mercy for Animals video from Conklin Dairy Farm was an outrage is being light. My post last week brought on some high amounts of emotion and ridicule for the people at Conklin dairy farm. In that post we also discussed the needed criticism for Mercy for Animals based on the fact they let this abuse happen for a month and did not stop it but stood there and caught it on tape. I can’t even watch the whole video, nevermind watching this happen for a month. Would they videotape a kid being abused for a month and not report it immediately. Of course not but they let these dairy cows be. It just doesn’t hold water with me at all.<br />
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Crystal Mackay is the Executive Director of the Ontario Farm animal Council and is based in Guelph. We discuss the outrage that the video has caused and why Mercy for Animals should also be criticized.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjIkRp-w86w&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">To view the video, Click Here</a></b><br />
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Personally I think the industry has responded positively by saying this is in an outrage and will not be tolerated. I completely agree with Crystal that this kind of sensationalistic showcasing of animal abuse is not in support of the humane treatment of animals at all. Anyone livestock farmer that I have talked with about this video has said the same thing, “the video is disgusting.” If I would see animal abuse b…tag:ontag.farms.com,2010-06-03:3646443:Comment:52682010-06-03T10:41:44.000ZHarry Stamhttps://ontag.farms.com/profile/HarryStam
If I would see animal abuse by an employee, fellow employee or family member, I would step in and put a stop to it. I could not stand by and film it. I do not know what is worse, the actual cases of abuse or the lack of response. To me the charges should be the same for both the abuser and the individual who took the film and did nothing to stop the attack. We have a God given duty to care for our animals and protect them and filming abuse is not a suitable response.<br />
Media has such a double…
If I would see animal abuse by an employee, fellow employee or family member, I would step in and put a stop to it. I could not stand by and film it. I do not know what is worse, the actual cases of abuse or the lack of response. To me the charges should be the same for both the abuser and the individual who took the film and did nothing to stop the attack. We have a God given duty to care for our animals and protect them and filming abuse is not a suitable response.<br />
Media has such a double standard when it comes to this. Your right it foat around on…tag:ontag.farms.com,2010-06-02:3646443:Comment:52592010-06-02T19:36:09.000ZBristowhttps://ontag.farms.com/profile/Bristow
Your right it foat around on you tube and the media pick up on it to boost ratings, the main stream media get most of their stories from Youtube, if not all. Then claim it as their own. The filth that run some of these media networks are no better than the people that carry out the acts and protray it as news worthy sometimes.<br />
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Your right it foat around on you tube and the media pick up on it to boost ratings, the main stream media get most of their stories from Youtube, if not all. Then claim it as their own. The filth that run some of these media networks are no better than the people that carry out the acts and protray it as news worthy sometimes.<br />
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R<cite>pigsrgr8 said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://ontag.farms.com/forum/topics/ohio-dairy-farm-animal-abuse?commentId=3646443%3AComment%3A5256&xg_source=msg_com_forum#3646443Comment5256"><div>I have not watched the abuse video and likely will not.<br/><br/>But consumers and others will watch it and probably believe this is how farmers treat their livestock...<br/><br/>Being good to livestock is not news and certainly not something that is going to be a hit with the Youtube crowd...<br/><br/>I am worried about how this portrays our industry.</div>
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Wayne Black said:I…tag:ontag.farms.com,2010-06-02:3646443:Comment:52582010-06-02T19:24:43.000ZBristowhttps://ontag.farms.com/profile/Bristow
Here here<br />
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<cite>Wayne Black said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://ontag.farms.com/forum/topics/ohio-dairy-farm-animal-abuse?commentId=3646443%3AComment%3A5256&xg_source=msg_com_forum#3646443Comment5228"><div>If a person were to videotape a crime they would be charged as an accessory, similar to what the actual person doing the crime would be charged. I would expect that the organization that posted the video should be charged as an accessory also.<br></br>We in agriculture need to take a stand…</div>
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<cite>Wayne Black said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://ontag.farms.com/forum/topics/ohio-dairy-farm-animal-abuse?commentId=3646443%3AComment%3A5256&xg_source=msg_com_forum#3646443Comment5228"><div>If a person were to videotape a crime they would be charged as an accessory, similar to what the actual person doing the crime would be charged. I would expect that the organization that posted the video should be charged as an accessory also.<br/>We in agriculture need to take a stand and stand up for what is proper and what is morally correct. One way to do this is to not watch the video because the higher the traffic to the video, increases the ambition of the activists. Why do they tape the videos? To get publicity. Same as terrorists. As Bristow mentioned - it happened, a person was charged. Leave it to the authorities and work together to stop terrorism in Agriculture. Take the culprit out behind the barn for a taste of his own medicine.</div>
</blockquote> I have not watched the abuse…tag:ontag.farms.com,2010-06-02:3646443:Comment:52562010-06-02T18:39:17.000Zpigsrgr8https://ontag.farms.com/profile/pigrgr8
I have not watched the abuse video and likely will not.<br />
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But consumers and others will watch it and probably believe this is how farmers treat their livestock...<br />
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Being good to livestock is not news and certainly not something that is going to be a hit with the Youtube crowd...<br />
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I am worried about how this portrays our industry.
I have not watched the abuse video and likely will not.<br />
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But consumers and others will watch it and probably believe this is how farmers treat their livestock...<br />
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Being good to livestock is not news and certainly not something that is going to be a hit with the Youtube crowd...<br />
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I am worried about how this portrays our industry. If a person were to videotape…tag:ontag.farms.com,2010-05-30:3646443:Comment:52282010-05-30T01:34:09.000ZWayne Blackhttps://ontag.farms.com/profile/WayneKBlack
If a person were to videotape a crime they would be charged as an accessory, similar to what the actual person doing the crime would be charged. I would expect that the organization that posted the video should be charged as an accessory also.<br />
We in agriculture need to take a stand and stand up for what is proper and what is morally correct. One way to do this is to not watch the video because the higher the traffic to the video, increases the ambition of the activists. Why do they tape the…
If a person were to videotape a crime they would be charged as an accessory, similar to what the actual person doing the crime would be charged. I would expect that the organization that posted the video should be charged as an accessory also.<br />
We in agriculture need to take a stand and stand up for what is proper and what is morally correct. One way to do this is to not watch the video because the higher the traffic to the video, increases the ambition of the activists. Why do they tape the videos? To get publicity. Same as terrorists. As Bristow mentioned - it happened, a person was charged. Leave it to the authorities and work together to stop terrorism in Agriculture. Take the culprit out behind the barn for a taste of his own medicine. They are guilt as charged, an…tag:ontag.farms.com,2010-05-28:3646443:Comment:52082010-05-28T06:06:22.000ZBristowhttps://ontag.farms.com/profile/Bristow
They are guilt as charged, and should get the full penalty, but in reference to the activists comments at the end of the video ditch crurty, ditch dairy. Is tarring people with the same brush. And to use abuse of animals is one of the oldest tac to get a polical agenda on the map. Don't get me wrong when, the proper laws are not in place to prosecute, and should be used to that end. Example the abuse of cats and dogs in China to make coat fur linings for Canada. But when radical groups feed of…
They are guilt as charged, and should get the full penalty, but in reference to the activists comments at the end of the video ditch crurty, ditch dairy. Is tarring people with the same brush. And to use abuse of animals is one of the oldest tac to get a polical agenda on the map. Don't get me wrong when, the proper laws are not in place to prosecute, and should be used to that end. Example the abuse of cats and dogs in China to make coat fur linings for Canada. But when radical groups feed of this and use this sort of abuse to promote an agenda for the soul purpose, of destroying a industry by saying everyone who has a Dairy does this, is wrong.