Mustering

        

Mustering is when cattle are rounded up and chased by motorcycles, horses, and helicopters. Some stations even use shotguns to scare the cattle from bushes and trees, often fired from the helicopters. Needless to say, cattle can be inadvertently shot and killed. Even worse, some stations fly very low to the ground to scare the cattle with the propellers. Sometimes the pilots are even killed because of the impact of the ground and the propellers. For cattle that are not accustomed to physical contact, mustering is very stressful and when animals do not comply, they will face rough handling. Rough handling increases stress in animals and causes them to be even less compliant.  Cattle will be mustered up to 10 miles, pushing them over the verge of exhaustion, hyperthermia, and dehydration. Injured and sick cattle will go long periods of time untreated and sometimes die unnoticed.

Stop the Cruelty

       
         Cows in the meat and dairy industry are faced with devastating issues and it is up to us to solve them. Because cattle are just a huge profit more many industries, they are not given the legal protection in slaughterhouses that other animals are given. Their lives are disregarded and their suffering is dismissed simply because they cannot speak. They have parts of their bodies cut off without pain relief, and as mentioned in other posts, they are often still alive while being cut open.
There are no consequences to this neglect.

        Cows are seen as waste products when they cannot provide profit for the industry any longer. Many young calves are killed and thrown out if not taken to be raised for slaughter.
But if these issues are brought to the attention of the public, cows can get the protection they deserve.