# Investigation finds potential welfare breaches at 15 Arla farms

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/separated-from-newborn-calves-viciously-beaten-dragged-around-by-tractors-how-cows-that-produce-your-daily-pint-of-milk-are-really-treated/
- Published: 2026-10-31T19:53:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T20:07:16+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16254969/Separated-calves-Viciously-beaten-Dragged-cows.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Food, Markets, UK, World

## Key points

- Footage from 15 Arla farms prompted an urgent investigation.
- Experts identified 360 potential animal welfare law breaches.
- Retailers and Starbucks said the footage was deeply concerning.

## Summary

An undercover investigation at 15 farms supplying Arla Foods recorded workers kicking and dragging cows, poor living conditions and a newborn calf separated from its mother 25 minutes after birth. Independent experts identified 360 potential animal welfare law breaches and said similar problems appeared across several farms, raising questions about how effectively standards are enforced.

Arla is the UK’s largest dairy supplier to supermarkets, producing around three billion litres of milk a year from about 2,400 British farms. Some farms also supply Tesco, Morrisons and Starbucks; all three companies said the footage was concerning, while Arla said it had launched an urgent investigation. The article says the findings appear to conflict with Arla’s Arlagarden programme, which sets more than 100 rules for its farmers.

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