Video of New Zealand dairy industry shows animals bashed and kicked. A shocking investigation claims to have exposed the 'deliberate, cruel and violent abuse' of helpless baby calves born into and rejected by New Zealand's dairy industry. Animal rights group Farmwatch, in conjunction with SAFE for animals, set up hidden cameras across numerous dairy farms in Waikato, on New Zealand's North Island, in a bid to reveal the disturbing reality that surrounds the treatment of 'bobby calves'. The confronting footage depicts infant calves being torn away from their mothers and violently hurled into trucks before they are loaded into cramped cages with no food and little shelter - many die in the process. In the horrific final moments of their short four- day life, the footage shows the bobby calves being kicked and beaten before they are dragged through pools of crimson blood to be bludgeoned with a hammer and slaughtered. Scroll down for video Animal rights group Farmwatch set up hidden cameras across numerous New Zealand dairy farms in a bid to reveal the disturbing reality that surrounds the treatment of 'bobby calves'Bobby calves are a devastating but necessary by- product of the dairy industry, however Farmwatch claim that unwarranted animal cruelty has become commonplace across New Zealand. As dairy cows need to give birth to a calf each year to continue producing milk, up to two million calves are birthed each year to sustain the New Zealand dairy industry - the majority of these 'bobby calves destined for slaughter.

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Some are reared for veal, others filtered into milk production, while millions face 'inhumane' for the duration of their short lives, according to Farmwatch. The most disturbing scenes from the footage, which was aired by The Sunday Show, claims to expose the unusual cruelty inflicted upon the helpless, docile and unwanted dairy calves in a makeshift slaughterhouse. According to Farmwatch, calves are torn from their mothers only hours after their birth - causing distress to both mother and child.

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The are then tossed into crude cages on the side of the road with no food and little shelter Many of the bobby calves due before they reach the slaughterhouse they were destined for Bodies of the young calves are strewn across the fields, many succumbing to hunger or the freezing conditions. The calves were filmed being taken from their mothers(left) and carelessly hurled into cages (right)The distressed parents could be seen chasing after their young after a farmer ripped them away The video, which was filmed without the man's knowledge, depicts the young calves being thrown into a pile on a concrete floor stained with blood - sometimes head first into the hard surface. He is then seen kicking one of the bobby calves in the head before it drops to the floor where the man kicks the calf again, this time in the stomach. The man appears to have no regard for the calves well- being as he leans across and strikes another from behind for no apparent reason. The heartbreaking clip ends with two young calves being dragged across the floor and laid in a smearing of blood before the farmer raises his arm and beats them with a lump of wood, rendering the animals unconscious before slitting their throats. The first animal twitches and writhes on the floor as the pool of blood grows larger and the farmer fetches another calf. The footage depicts a worker throwing the young calves into a pile on a concrete floor stained with blood. The farm worker was filmed brutally and unnecessarily kicking a young calf in the head After the bobby calf drops to the floor, the man kicks the animal again, this time in the stomach. The man appears to have no regard for the calves well- being as he leans across and strikes another from behind for no apparent reason.

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The animals are then dragged across the floor by the ankles He pushes some into an enclosure and through a puddle of blood using the metal gate. Watch Robot Overlords Streaming. A doomed calf is then dragged to the killing floor which is saturated in fresh blood The man raises his hammer and strikes the animal once in the head before plunging a knife into its neck. Watch The Conquest Of The Pole Online Freeform more. The pool of blood grows as a second animal is dragged over - with the first calf writhing and twitching as it dies. Again, he beats the still living calf - this time twice - before he slits its throat and allows it to bleed out According to The Sunday Show, the footage was submitted to the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) in September, however the regulators have failed to follow up on what appears to be a shocking case of animal cruelty. When questioned about the MPI's intentions, Matt Stone, a spokesperson for the department, refused to comment on 'the process of the investigation'. While Miles Hurrell, a spokesperson for the New Zealand based multinational dairy co- operative Fonterra said the inhumane practices filmed were only a 'very small minority' of the booming industry.'The benefits of dairy are well known to everybody and I think that far outweighs the practices of actually getting that milk,' he told The Sunday Show. A sign, painted in blood red, alludes to what takes place inside the makeshift slaughterhouse The footage was collected in secret, with hidden cameras set up on farms across Waikato. Dairy cows need to give birth to a calf each year to continue producing milk, which has resulted in two million calves being birthed each year to sustain the New Zealand dairy industry - the majority destined for slaughter.

Hans Kriek, executive director at SAFE, denied that only a minority of farmers engaged in inhumane practices, stating that the investigation was conducted across numerous locations - all of which were filmed participating in 'cruel' treatment of rejected bobby calves.'[The footage] clearly shows these animals are being abused. Watch The Lives Of Others Online Hollywoodreporter. You see him kicking young calves in the face. You see him shoving them around,' he told The Sunday Show. 'These animals are thrown from quite a height smack bang onto that concrete - that's just not acceptable,' he added. Mr Kreik said bobby calves are regarded as 'trash', literally abandoned on the side of the road in crude cages.

Mr Kreik said bobby calves are regarded as 'trash', literally abandoned on the side of the road in crude cages 'These animals pay a heavy price for our insatiable appetite for dairy – and massive industry profit,' Mr Kreik said. A farmer pushes a young bobby calf over as it resists being torn away from its mother A spokesperson for the New Zealand based multinational dairy co- operative Fonterra said the inhumane practices filmed were only a 'very small minority' of the booming industry. Tim Mackle, chief executive of Dairy. NZ, said he and other farmers were shocked by the cruel and illegal practices  He said the behaviour of farmers seen in the confronting footage would not be condoned by the dairy industry'They are just waste products to the industry and are treated accordingly.

These animals pay a heavy price for our insatiable appetite for dairy – and massive industry profit.' He, along with members of Farmwatch, have urged international consumers to stop supporting the dairy industry following the 'explosive' revelations.  Tim Mackle, chief executive of Dairy. NZ, said he and other farmers were shocked by the cruel and illegal practices, reiterating that the behaviour of farmers seen in the confronting footage would not be condoned by the industry. 'We will be asking questions of everyone involved,' he told the New Zealand Herald. 'Farmers don't see what goes on when calves leave their farm and we need to be holding the transport operators and processing plants to account to ensure bad practices get stamped out of our industry.'.