to make sense of it, i wanted to meet the man who filmed it. he asked us to disguise his identity. what was the basic routine at the farm? well, i was a general worker, assisted with milking and other tasks that are required on the farm. he told me he had witnessed other workers mistreating cows on many occasions. i have seen cows being kicked while they are down. i have seen a cow hit with a shovel in herface. we showed the footage to an expert in animal welfare. they are kicking that cow pretty hard at the moment. it s abuse, it is inhumane. this should not be occurring. we also showed the welsh farm footage to a barrister who has handled many animal abuse prosecutions. shall we stop that there? yes. that is hitting eight how with a
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to a barrister who s handled many animal abuse prosecutions. so that s hitting a cow with a shovel? yes, quite clearly, that would constitute an offence and we would prosecute something like that. it s basically an assault against the animal. it s quite a hard watch, that, actually, isn t it? it is. there s no good reason for kicking the animal while it s stricken. it s going to cause, especially to the stomach, some unnecessary suffering and pain. so a likely breach of the law? yes. a hip hoist is a valuable tool for a farmer to use to get a stricken cow back up on its feet. the circumstances in which it s been used here are quite inappropriate. is it likely to be something that might be prosecuted? potentially, yes. what s your overall view of what you ve seen? we ve got a, a number
from the farm in wales to a barrister who s handled many animal abuse prosecutions. so that s hitting a cow with a shovel? yes, quite clearly, that would constitute an offence and we would prosecute something like that. it s basically an assault against the animal. it s quite a hard watch, that, actually, isn t it? it is. there s no good reason for kicking the animal while it s stricken. it s going to cause, especially to the stomach, some unnecessary suffering and pain. so a likely breach of the law? yes. a hip hoist is a valuable tool for a farmer to use to get a stricken cow back up on its feet. the circumstances in which it s been used here are quite inappropriate. is it likely to be something that might be prosecuted? potentially, yes. what s your overall view of what you ve seen?