Bobby Calves

A man has been jailed for ill-treating bobby calves after the Ministry for Primary Industries argued home detention was inadequate. Audio

Farmers have hit back at claims of widespread mistreatment of bobby calves, after footage emerged of calves being thrown and dragged. Video, Audio

Outrage over hidden-camera footage of the treatment of bobby calves illustrates many people's disconnect with farming life, Federated Farmers says.

The latest revelations of bobby-calf abuse are not a true picture of the whole dairy sector, the Minister for Primary Industries says. Audio

Activist group Farmwatch has released hidden-camera footage of bobby calves being thrown onto trucks, dropped to the ground and dragged by their limbs. Audio

Proposed new animal welfare regulations - including to improve bobby calf treatment - don't go far enough, an animal rights group says.

The animal rights organisation targeting the dairy industry over its treatment of bobby calves has hit back at Prime Minister John Key's criticism of its campaign.

A British advertisement condemning New Zealand's dairy industry as cruel has the potential to put off consumers there, says New Zealand's special agricultural trade envoy. Audio

Seven dairy industry associations have joined the Ministry for Primary Industries in planning a strategy to eradicate the mistreatment of bobby calves.