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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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.

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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.

Absolutely unacceptable! I am so disturbed and disgusted, I can't even think straight! How can anyone in their right mind hurt an innocent animal?! Not to mention, a baby? These people should clearly be locked away, preferably for life! And we definitely must consider, what these type of personalities are capable of doing to children as well... Anyone with such violent behavior, is obviously a danger to society in every way!

I've been wanting to covert from vegetarian to vegan, but this is it! I am going vegan for good, and NEVER looking back - starting now! Goodbye butter, it was fun while it lasted... Hope you understand, that I cannot support the cruel dairy industry. For let's face it, it will never truly change! I would rather spend my money elsewhere, and not give it to these perverted abusers! Not even a penny... I can be just as greedy and stubborn, as all the money-hungry big-shots, who don't give a crap about animal welfare, just to save a buck! Together, I believe we can give them a taste of their own medicine! So let's join forces, and not waste another minute! 

OMG - absolutely friggin' DIS.GUS.TING!!!! I didn't want to watch this video originally as I thought it was just going to be some bleeding/pussy udders (which is also awful) but this is just so violent - my stomach is just churning with revoltion! But why is this 'the norm' for the dairy industry? Isn't this just a case of some dispicable human beings engaging in outrageous behaviour? Sure not all dairy farmers are like this (and it would be unfair to label them this way). Isn't it like parents or pet owners who abuse their kids/pets - i.e. you put everyone in the same category?

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