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Kind Lifer M.J. recently sent me a message telling me about some horrible things going on at Conklin Dairy Farms. This farm is based out of Ohio and they were caught on video by Mercy for Animals beating and abusing cows.

It makes me so sad. PLEASE read about this issue further on The Huffington Post. Also please watch this video that shows what went on... But be warned, this might be very hard to watch:

One of the men shown in the video was fired from Conklin Dairy Farms and arrested and charged with 12 counts of animal cruelty. However, the owner of the farm himself, Gary Conklin, is apparently one of the other men in the video, and his dairy farm is still actively run and managed by him! Olivia Wilde also told me about this case while we were in Shreveport shooting the movie "Butter" recently. The sad thing is this is not an isolated case - this is the norm with dairy farms. All the more reason to boycott dairy! You can read more of my thoughts on dairy and how it relates to your health and the environment in The Kind Diet.

What you can do to try and make this stop!

- Write directly to Gary Conklin, owner of Conklin Dairy Farms, and tell him how much it disturbs you to hear and see things like this and that it needs to stop immediately.

    Gary Conklin: 800-336-8024/614-873-8024
    FAX: 614-873-3383
    ConklinDairyFarm@AOL.com

- Spread the word via Facebook and Twitter and get all your friends on board as well. 

- Sign this petition online at Change.org, which is going strong with over 42,000 signatures and will be sent to local and state representatives in Ohio.

Please help!!!!!

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PLEASE sign THIS petition! It is going to CONKLIN's PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, DEMANDING his RESIGNATION! http://www.change.org/petitions/view/gary_conklin_walks_because_of_prosecutor_david_phillips_resignation_demanded

No charges for Conklin Farm owner... This is sickening. I know he will do this forever. 

This is just so sickening, I just don't understand how these people can do this and then get away with it. I wish i could sign the petition but i'm in Australia so it didn't work. Keep up the good work and i hope you get a result.

The petition Kathy Lahmeyer posted a link to on August 1st is not expired. Please click on that link and it will take you to where you can sign that petition which is going to Conklin's Prosecuting Attorney. It needs 2000 signatures! Please sign! It will only take a second! Thank you! 

The petition for Ohio's prosecuting office was expired and wont do any good so please sign the one I posted about above. Thank you! It needs to reach the 2000 signature mark.

Please sign the petition of the link Kathy Lahmeyer posted! It needs signatures! Thank you everybody!

I come from working on a farm, picking corn, hauling hay & straw cleaning the barn after the cows ect.  I haven't been able to stop weeping after watching 15 seconds of the video.  We NEVER treated the animals like that.

I signed the petition.  I fear to think what these men do to their wives and children and if they are "church goin' folks".

Cheryl H, I thought the same thing,  get a cow prod and zap those men in the nads or gabbed with a steak fork, while being tied to a pole by the nose but being a good christian girl I truly believe that we can't do anything worse to them then what will be their judgement when God (or whoever you believe in) has their day with them.  Call it what you will but no bad deed DOESN'T go un-punished.

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