David Phillips, for example, the Union County prosecuting attorney, said no charges would be filed against the owner of Conklin Dairy owner, Gary Conklin, because, "In context, Mr. Conklin's actions were entirely appropriate." Yet the cruelty videotaped at the Conklin facility was so disturbing it sparked a spontaneous demonstration by the general public at the farm!
Cayuga County Assistant District Attorney Diane Adsit when given an equally disturbing video from Willet dairy in New York state that played on Nightline, allegedly threw up her hands and said, "Who cares," and that she had "human" cases to work on, according to an investigator for Mercy For Animals who obtained the footage.
Last week a new story broke that shows nothing has changed when it comes to authorities winking at farm cruelty. A video of workers battering pigs at Seaboard Foods in Colorado, also from Mercy For Animals, resulted in no criminal charges. Merriam, Kan. District Attorney Brittny Lewton said there was no evidence of criminal abuse. "The appropriate course of action is either training or termination," Ms. Lewton said in letter to the sheriff's office, reported the New York Times.
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