Once again, they take the worst case scenarios and pretend that's how ALL milk is made, and all cattle are treated. It's a lie.
I'm getting pretty tired of that methodology, no matter who uses it.
Yep, lady, vegans are crazy....and liars, exaggerators, and attempted guilt purveyors....at least in your case.
Try honesty if you think you have a point to make....otherwise I'll see exaggeration and think 'Oh, I guess they DON'T have a real point to make, that's why they just lied to make their point'.
Yes, all these things happen, but not in all cases BY FAR. It may be a good reason to stop buying milk from factory farms that use these methods, but not a reason to stop altogether anymore than my wife's stated reason...she says that's it's just white cow pee. That's just about as honest as this video is.

Also, side note, when an organization that wants to reach people who care about animals do it by showing videos of animals being tortured, I'm turned off on the organization every time. It's why the SPCA won't ever get a dime from me. I don't reward attempted guilt trips. EDIT : This video is akin to the SPCA commercials of abused dogs ending with a statement about how this is why no one should be allowed to keep dogs.

Cat looks like he got caught writing a letter to the SPCA.

Sure, everything is all cute and funny, then you find your cat's lungs stuck in your vacuum filter. That's really hard to clean out, what with your girlfriend shrieking at you and threatening to call the SPCA and the cops. Then PETA sends out its topless death squad to hunt you down and while you're staring at their tits, they beat you to within an inch of your life with vegan pepperoni loaves. Then you find out that due to your upcoming animal-cruelty charges, your HMO has dropped you and you now face $100,000+ in hospital fees. All because your cat is funny.

...or so I've heard.

While this may seem cruel, if the people doing it were suffering damage to their home from squirrels it may actually be more humane than the alternative. What is the alternative? That's what I asked the SPCA. The answer, trap them live in a cage and immerse them cage and squirrel in a barrel of water. Any form of termination was considered humane as long as it was quick. By the way, this came about after wiring in my attic shorted after having the insulation chewed off by squirrels.

>> ^jmd:

Theres like 2 other dogs there too.. are they strays? no SPCA to come pick them up?
In Russia? HA!

Theres like 2 other dogs there too.. are they strays? no SPCA to come pick them up?

I live in Vancouver, I am seriously disappointed. Odd that the local SPCA haven't reported this

You leave that horse ALONE wes craven!

I think i might have to call peta or the SPCA for this = /

The SPCA needs to get one of these!
..the snake, not the bubble bath
..or the odd lady.

The inside of a dog's ear can be tattooed with an ID number to help identify the dog if it gets lost, the tattoo isn't very big. The SPCA usually tattoos the dog when it's being spayed/neutered (if it doesn't already have a tattoo), because the dog is already unconscious. They could microchip the dog but I think it's cheaper to tattoo and there is no special equipment needed to read the tattoo unlike a microchip.

>> ^smooman:
i've never heard of tatooing on dogs. I'm inclined to think that it has something to do with neutering?

Update (from radio show Friday): They won't show him the full warrant. The warrant is incomplete because there's an affidavit attachment that's sealed and they refuse to show to him. This is unconstitutional.

Also, he just had to pay $20k for a lawyer's retainer. Travis asked today on a news program, (paraphrase) "What did SPCA have to put up for this? What did the person who signed the affidavit have to put up?" What did they have to put up? Not a penny. They made a call to the police and everyone's tax dollars paid for it.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Cruelty-To-Owners-Exposing-The-SPCA

In reply to this comment by blankfist:
http://www.videosift.com/video/SPCA-Steals-12-Horses-in-New-Hampshire

NOOO lost all the comments???

In summary ---

People were supposed to build shelter with three sides.
A search warrant could have been gotten if a judge ever thought it was important to invade privacy over this.
If the owners were in violation of shelter law, then they could be cited, maybe SPCA get involved then. Usually a judge would probably give you an order to comply by a certain date.

Instead SPCA gets a vet to come in and declare animals as ill to confiscate them.

All horse get sent to other farms where the horse thieves will end up keeping the horse when the owners cannot pay the stable fees and whatever else the SPCA tacks on the bill (shots, medicine, feed, etc). You have to repay that if you ever want to see horses again.

Yes, it's a felony to record a police officer in NH without their permission.

Finally, I still think you can video tape on your property with a notice sign posted... Not sure if they have 2-way consent laws. I wonder what happens if you have a security system and a cop comes to your house when you are not home.. That's probably a felony.

The neighboring farms of course lined up because they will get $$$$ for stealing horse. That's why they covered their license plates. (How is that legal?)

http://www.videosift.com/video/SPCA-Steals-12-Horses-in-New-Hampshire

Brian Travis is taping the video above. His son and wife are seen in the video below a couple months prior to the above raid. According to the Travis family, Steve Sprowl (the SPCA investigator) never attempted to contact them between the below video and the top video. Instead Sprowl shows up in March with the police, a warrant, farmers from other farms with trailers to steal the horses, and a vet Travis had a run in with a couple months earlier.



According to what I heard today on a radio program, Brian Travis says he did in fact have a shelter built for the horses out of view of the road (he has 4 acres of land).