https://video.animalequality.org/videos/watch/eb166f36-a222-4005-96b3-1ee01af31dc8 Around 2.6 million cows are used for their milk every year in the UK and a growing number of them have never stepped foot on grass and will never see a pasture.  Because of the deceptive marketing used by the industry, few people really know what happens to cows in the dairy industry. Many people for example don’t realise that, just like us, cows only produce milk after giving birth.  Animal Equality has investigated over 140 dairy farms worldwide, four here in the UK, unveiling the abuses that cows have to endure on dairy farms all over the world. Forced impregnation, separation of cows from their babies, and the confinement of cows are just a few of the cruel practices that the industry carries out on a daily basis. You can help cows today by ditching dairy and by signing our petition urging the UK Government to switch subsidies from dairy products to plant-based alternatives: http://bit.ly/3x0saAO 📖 Read more about the dairy industry here: http://bit.ly/3wYXUXi 📹 Watch our latest investigation inside a UK dairy farm, aired on BBC One's Panorama: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzsCIVuC_ms CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:16 The slaughter of pregnant cows 00:40 The killing of male calves 00:55 The confinement of cows 01:27 The separation of cows from their calves 02:04 The presence of diseases and infections 02:45 What can you do to help cows and calves SUPPORT OUR WORK Investigations are at the heart of what Animal Equality does. Our footage has changed hearts and minds around the world, enabling us to make significant and lasting changes for farm animals. In 2022 alone, our work has impacted the lives of over 200 million animals worldwide. Will you be part of the change? Support our work: http://bit.ly/3DFmGze FAQ: Where was the footage in this video taken? The footage used in this video comes from various investigations carried out by Animal Equality's investigators around the world, including the UK, the US, Brazil, Mexico and India. However, all five practices covered in this video are legal under UK law and are carried out routinely on British dairy farms. Is there such a thing as ethical dairy? Whether animals are kept indoors or outdoors, or whether they are allowed more space compared to intensive farms, they are still exploited for their milk or flesh and are destined to die. Read more here: http://bit.ly/3E4HTCM What about organic dairy? On both intensive and ‘free range’ dairy farms, instead of being allowed to drink the milk intended for them, calves are fed watery milk substitutes and often kept alone in small stalls for the first two months of life. Animal Equality investigated an organic dairy farm in Somerset and documented shocking scenes of distressed calves being brutally handled and force-fed. Watch the investigation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsPXNFPrj6M Aren't plant-based milks more resource intensive than dairy? Cow’s milk has significantly higher impacts than plant-based alternatives across all metrics. It causes around three times as much greenhouse gas emissions; uses around ten times as much land; two to twenty times as much freshwater; and creates much higher levels of eutrophication. (source: https://ourworldindata.org/) What can I do to help cows? Animal Equality has launched a petition urging the UK Government to shift subsidies from dairy to plant-based alternatives. The petition is endorsed by Harry Potter star, Miriam Margolyes. Add your name here: http://bit.ly/3x0saAO #dairy #dairyfarming #animalrights #animalprotection #plantbased Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:23:53 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.animalequality.org https://video.animalequality.org/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.animalequality.org/videos/watch/eb166f36-a222-4005-96b3-1ee01af31dc8 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.animalequality.org/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.