An Idaho dairy targeted in 2012 as the scene of animal abuse has changed ownership. Luis Bettencourt recently sold 10,000-milk-cow Dry Creek Dairy, according to an article by Mychel Matthews in the Times-News.
The dairy located south of Hansen was secretly filmed in 2012 by the activist group Mercy For Animals. The recording, which showed animal abuse at the dairy, made national headlines once the video was released.“After allegations of animal abuse at Dry Creek Dairy surfaced in 2012, Bettencourt expressed disgust by scenes depicted in the video,” the article reads. “He fired the workers involved, tightened security at his dairies and installed cameras.
“We dealt with it,” he said. “But it wasn’t why we sold.”
The new owner of the dairy is John Glessner, Brian Oakey, deputy director of the Idaho Department of Agriculture, told the newspaper. There’s no intent to layoff anyone at the dairy.
Bettencourt continues to own and operate four dairies in Wendell and two in Jerome. PD
—Summarized by PD staff from cited source
