ESTHER TAUNTON: Over seven weeks in early 2018, hidden cameras filmed a Northland farm manager lashing out at cows with an alkathene pipe and a metal bar. One was beaten so severely about the back legs with the bar that both of her legs were badly swollen and she struggled to walk. The Ministry for … Continue reading UPSIDE DOWN WORLD: There are tougher government penalties for pollution than animal abuse for New Zealand farmers