FARAH HANCOCK: A New Zealand Northland contract milker caught on hidden camera beating cows with a steel pipe has had five charges against him dropped after a judge ruled the footage was obtained unlawfully. While it was agreed the footage – first exposed in a Newsroom story in 2018 – showed the mistreatment of animals, … Continue reading OUTRAGEOUS: Cow-beating video thrown-out in court on the grounds it would encourage undercover filming in the future