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Actress Richa Moorjani on the Global Dairy Industry

Actress and activist Richa Moorjani recently partnered with Animal Equality to speak about an issue close to her heart–the exploitation of animals used for dairy.

INVESTIGATION INTO INDIA’S DAIRY FARMS

From 2021 to 2022, Animal Equality conducted a series of investigations into India’s dairy industry and uncovered some of the most shocking footage currently available to the public.

As the world’s largest dairy producer, this extensive investigation in India gives a glimpse into the cruel practices of dairy production.

THE FINDINGS

This evidence was captured on 27 farms, 6 markets, and 2 slaughterhouses throughout the Indian states of Bihar, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, and West Bengal.

a scared buffalo with wide eyes looking at the camera with a chain around her neck
Like humans, cows produce milk after giving birth. Female buffaloes are artificially inseminated and forced to give birth over and over until they can no longer produce milk. They will then be slaughtered for their meat.
a skinny and weak calf tied to a metal ring with a rope around his neck
Moments after birth, calves are separated from their mothers and tied down by a rope around their necks. Male calves are sold for slaughter or left to starve to death because they cannot produce milk.
a dead calf stuffed with hay next to his mother buffalo
Mother buffaloes often stop producing milk once their babies are taken from them. Workers stuff the bodies of dead calves with hay and place them near their mothers to enhance milk production.
a calf with a net over his mouth trying to drink milk from his mother
Calves have a net tied around their mouths to keep them from drinking their mother’s milk. They are allowed to attempt to suckle to stimulate milk production but are unable to drink.
a bottle of Oxytocin on a dirty ledge with a needle stuck in the top
Workers illegally administer Oxytocin, a hormone used to stimulate milk production. This is illegal under India’s Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act due to the drug’s harmful effects on animals and those who consume products laced with it.
a transportation worker pinching the genitals of two buffalos as he tries to load them onto a transport truck with a man pulling the buffalos with a rope
At markets where cows, buffaloes, and unwanted calves are sold for slaughter, animals are beaten and shoved onto trucks. To coax them onto the vehicles, workers repeatedly penetrate the animals’ genitals with wooden sticks and pour water into their noses.
Brown calf crying

A GLOBAL ISSUE

Animal Equality has investigated the dairy industry across the US, UK, Mexico and India. The images captured are evidence of the shocking practices and extensive animal abuse of the global dairy industry purposefully concealed from public view.

SEE THE GLOBAL EVIDENCE

TAKE A STAND FOR ANIMALS

You can send a powerful message to the dairy industry by replacing animal products from your diet. By doing so, you are protecting animals every day and helping save animals, like cows and buffaloes, from abuse.

By eliminating dairy from your diet as much as possible and switching to plant-based alternatives, you’re helping to end the unimaginable and unsustainable practices behind the dairy and meat industries.

— Richa Moorjani
Actress
Plant based milks

DISCOVER ANIMAL‑FREE OPTIONS

Choosing to protect cows is easier and more affordable than ever. By simply choosing dairy-free milk alternatives, like nut, soy or oat milks, you are making a compassionate choice every day for animals. Help build a more sustainable and kinder future by switching to plant-based alternatives today!

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