The Colorado dairy cows on the back is a controversial debate on Thursday in the State Capitol Committee, the Committee ultimately postponed a vote on a bill that would prevent the focus of attention from farmers cutting cow tails health reasons.
Before the House Health, Insurance and Environment Committee bill would ban so-called docking, in addition to the execution by the veterinary anesthesia.
Yuma cattle veterinarian, said Tom Park, docked tail is the most commonly used method is to use a tight rubber ring to cut off circulation. The ring is held one to two months off until as two-thirds of the tail.
By cutting off part of the tail, some farmers believe their disease and the protection of workers, help keep the breast milk of cows - clean -.
This is why the specification the Dinis Empire Dairy Wiggins terminal tail of his herd. 5500 cow farm, his family began to the young cow tail docking, promote health, Diniz said.
"Diniz said:" We found that in our farm, the long tail in the back of the bull, which in turn attracts flies spread debris.
Dinis said he intends to continue docking tails, assume that state laws allowed, even if the National Milk Producers Federation condemned the practice, and recommended dairy plant gradually in 2022.
Milk Producers Federation, the American Association for the Protection of Animals, the American Association for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and others came out against the tail, because the study found that it does not make the milk or the safety of workers. The group also believes that the tail built-deprived cows fly swatter, and will cause pain.
California, Rhode Island and New Jersey have banned tail. Ohio in 2018 to stop this practice.
A spokesman for the National Milk Producers Federation, said Chris Galen, as many as half of American farmers at least some of their cows tail cut. But in Colorado, a few farms terminal tail does not exceed Hawley said, waiting for the director of the National Association for the Protection of Animals.
The Committee's debate focused on Thursday in Colorado the need for legislation to prohibit the docking, some farms as a way.
Colorado Springs, Amy Stephens, the Republican House of Representatives, said the bill seems almost like a bully.
Stephens said: "He is only a" re tarry, Dinis and his farm, which is the largest known docked tail.
Although it is possible to live against the Animal Protection Association claimed for a particular farm, it became clear, humane society, the relationship between the agricultural society became tense.
Undercover work and the exploitation of these groups on the basis of things, some dairies have a lot of fear, "Diniz said.
In 2010, the video showed the farmers cut off the tail of a cow animal compassion prompted increased consideration tails from the non-profit organization.
Animal Protection Association tried to implementation of industry regulations and agricultural organizations, rather than legislation, can live, but her description of the process is fraught with anxiety. However, when a member of the Committee asked, through a bill that would further damage the relationship between animal rights groups and farmers can live replied, "This will allow them from farther away, far, far worse."
Committee reconvene to vote the bill as early as Tuesday.
 
 



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