Ralphs Meat Co
Ralphs Meat Co is an export abattoir for cattle, located just outside of Seymour in northern Victoria.
Hidden camera footage captured by investigators from Farm Transparency Project (FTP) in February 2024 shows ineffective stunning of injured and emaciated cows.
The daily slaughter of up to 500 cows, steers and bulls is documented, with many of those killed being dairy cows whose milk production has slowed. Footage shows workers jabbing cows in the face and head with painful electric prodders, and repeatedly hitting them with metal gates. Many show signs of consciousness after 'stunning' and even after their throats have been slit, suffering for minutes.
The Victorian slaughterhouse regulator, Primesafe, has launched a formal investigation with the federal Department of Agriculture in response to a complaint made by Farm Transparency project.
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The footy club whose Auskick sausage sizzle has come under fire
Friday 17 May 2024 by
A parent has asked her son’s football club in South Melbourne to scrap snags from its weekend barbecues on the grounds of animal cruelty and health concerns. Read more >
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Seymour abattoir accused of cruelty
Tuesday 7 May 2024 by
An Australia-wide campaign investigating meatworks has focused attention on a northern Victorian abattoir, accusing it of cruel slaughtering practices. Read more >
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Farm Transparency Project activists converge at Ralph’s Meat Co in Seymour
Monday 6 May 2024 by
Protesters are gathering at a Seymour slaughterhouse being investigated by the Federal Government after shocking footage emerged allegedly showing animal cruelty. Read more >
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Slaughter footage: Animal activists claim cows’ throats slit while conscious
Friday 19 Apr 2024 by
Animal activists have taken footage at a Victorian abattoir, which they allege shows cows’ throats being slit while they are conscious. Read more >
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Department of Agriculture to probe Ralphs Meats Co, Seymour, over allegations inhumane treatment of cattle
Thursday 18 Apr 2024 by
Authorities are probing a Seymour slaughterhouse after shocking footage allegedly revealed cows being killed while still conscious. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Read more >
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Animal activists converge on Seymour slaughterhouse following shocking new slaughter footage.
Monday 6 May 2024
Photos and footage - protestPhotos and footage - FTP investigation Around 20 animal advocates are staging a protest outside the gates of Ralph’s Meat Co slaughterhouse in Seymour, Victoria. The protest is in response to new hidden camera footage, released by animal rights group Farm Transparency Project, which shows cows seemingly maintaining consciousness as their throats are slit and while they bleed out, as well as severely emaciated cows being herded to slaughter. The slaughterhouse is now under investigation by the federal Department of Agriculture as a result of the footage. The group has said that they intend to attempt... Read more >
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Hidden cameras reveal emaciated cows killed while fully conscious at northern Victorian slaughterhouse
Thursday 18 Apr 2024
View photos and footageView location evidence Hidden camera footage captured by investigators from Farm Transparency Project (FTP) in February 2024 shows ineffective stunning of injured and emaciated cows at Ralphs Meat Co in Seymour, Northern Victoria. The daily slaughter of up to 500 cows, steers and bulls is documented, with many of those killed being dairy cows whose milk production has slowed. Footage shows workers jabbing cows in the face and head with painful electric prodders, and repeatedly hitting them with metal gates. Many show signs of consciousness after 'stunning' and even after their throats have been slit, suffering for minutes. FTP's... Read more >