Dairy giant allowed calves to starve to death
New Zealand's biggest privately held dairying operation allowed dozens of calves to slowly dehydrate to death.
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Second activist arrested from animal feed cargo ship
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Chinese firm in talks to buy Kiwi dairying giant
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