Lochaber Goat Dairy

Meredith VIC 3333, Australia
Name: Lochaber Goat Dairy
Address: Meredith VIC 3333, Australia
LGA/Council: Golden Plains Shire Council
Council website: gplains.vic.gov.au
Council email: [email protected]
Council phone: (03) 5220 7111
Summary: Lochaber Goat Dairy is a 'goat farm' located in Meredith, VIC Australia.
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Last known status: Open and operating
Listing updated: 2019
Listing ID: c7832
Owned by: Meredith Dairy
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Hidden camera footage captured in late 2019 of baby goats screaming and struggling as their budding horns are burnt off with a hot iron, in what's known as 'disbudding', a common practice of the goat dairy industry.

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  • ‘Disturbing’ covert footage shows baby goats screaming in pain as horn buds burnt off with hot iron

    Sunday 15 Dec 2019

    Confronting Australian-first footage of baby goats screaming and struggling as their budding horns are burnt off with a hot iron has been released this morning by animal protection organisation, Aussie Farms. The anonymously-supplied footage was captured in recent weeks at Lochaber Farm, a large intensive goat dairy in Meredith, Victoria, owned by the popular Meredith Dairy brand. The practice, known as ‘disbudding’, aims to prevent the growth of the goats’ horns and is performed on days-old females (‘doe kids’) who are intended to join their mothers in the breeding and milking cycle. Though clearly cruel, disbudding is common on Australian... Read more >

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