- Undercover footage exposed workers at Albyns Farm, an award-winning Crown Estate dairy, committing severe acts of animal cruelty against cows.
- The video, filmed by activist Joey Carbstrong, depicted staff kicking, punching, and slapping cows, prodding them with sharp goads, twisting their tails, and one instance of a worker stubbing a cigarette on an animal's face.
- Albyns Farm, which supplies Tesco and dairy giant Muller, was suspended by both companies immediately after the revelations of the abuse.
- An animal welfare expert who analysed the footage identified over 600 instances where workers inflicted avoidable pain and distress upon the animals.
- The farm's owners, Curtismill Holsteins, dismissed several employees and initiated an independent investigation, pledging to prevent any recurrence of such behaviour.
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