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John,

The Animal Legal Defense Fund has filed a lawsuit against Dick Van Dam Dairy
after an undercover investigation by Animal Outlook captured several of its
supervisors and employees repeatedly jabbing and striking cows’ faces, legs, and
udders with splintered wooden canes and metal pipes; kicking them in the face
and udders; twisting their tails so hard the bone breaks; slamming metal gates
on them; and poking fingers in cows’ eyes, among other painful methods regularly
deployed on the farm.

Because of this urgent need, the $100,000 matching gift campaign has been
extended! Every dollar you give before October 31 will make twice the impact toward
holding companies like Dick Van Dam Diary accountable for their animal cruelty
offenses, and winning justice for animal victims.
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Newborn calves on the farm who required care or medical attention were left to
die — their bodies decomposing in the same pens with the mother cows. Injuries to and infections in the cows’ udders emitted puss and even turned the
milk pink from blood, requiring the dairy to discard it. Lame cows hobbled over
floors slicked with mud and feces, forced to be milked despite their injuries.
Cows who could not walk attempted to crawl away from workers who continuously
hit them, attempting to make the cows stand. Multiple times, workers misused
machinery to lift downed cows up in the air by their hips — suspending them many
feet above the ground — and then leaving them in the dirt to die.
[[link removed]] John, we will not stand idly by in the face of
this extreme abuse, and we know you won’t tolerate this cruelty, either. We need your help to ensure Dick Van Dam Dairy is held accountable for the pain
and suffering they’ve caused cows in their care. Please donate now and your gift will be matched up to a total of $100,000 so
that you can have double the impact to fight animal cruelty ,
[[link removed]] win justice for innocent animals, and ensure those who abuse animals face the
toughest penalties under the law. You recently supported our fight for animals,
and we are so grateful. If you want to make an even bigger difference, now’s the
time when your gift doubles to protect animals.

No animal deserves to suffer like these cows have, and with you beside us, we
can spare more animals from this fate. Our lawsuit alleges the dairy is in clear
violation of state and local animal cruelty laws and seeks to close Dick Van Dam
Dairy, remove all cows from the facility, and prohibit the managers and
supervisors responsible from ever being able to possess or work with animals
again. STOP THE ABUSE
[[link removed]] Our decades of legal victories for animals prove that when advocates like you
speak out for animals, we win — even against the most powerful interests.
Together we can give farmed animals better lives and secure stronger legal
protections for animals across the country.

But we still need your help, which is why we are extending the matching gift
offer, so you can make double the power of your contribution today to fight for farmed animals and all those who
suffer cruelty and exploitation.
[[link removed]] Thank you! For the animals,

Kelsey Eberly
Senior Staff Attorney



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