Overview

• The veterinary authority of Uckermark has confirmed the authenticity of undercover footage showing employees beating cows and throwing calves at a local dairy farm.
• Criminal charges are being prepared against the farm owner and employees, with the video evidence submitted to the Neuruppin prosecutor's office for investigation.
• The farm, housing approximately 960 animals, has a documented history of animal welfare violations, including improper treatment of injured animals and inadequate housing for calves.
• Animal rights organization Aninova, which recorded the footage between December 2024 and February 2025, has filed a criminal complaint and called for stricter animal welfare enforcement.
• The farm owner expressed shock at the footage, claiming such behavior had been prohibited, while the regional farmers' association defended the farm as a family-run operation that has implemented labor-related consequences.