Guilty! Two farm workers convicted of animal cruelty

GREENLEAF (WITI) -- After being caught on hidden camera beating, kicking and stabbing cows, Abelardo Jaimes and Lucia Martinez have pleaded no contest to a total of three counts of animal cruelty in Brown County Circuit Court.

Their convictions come after an undercover investigation by Mercy For Animals at Wiese Brothers Farms in Greenleaf, Wisconsin, documented Jaimes and Martinez kicking, whipping, beating and stabbing cows in the face and body.

Following the release of Mercy For Animals' footage, two other Wiese Brothers Farms workers were also charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty. Their cases are still pending.

Meanwhile, Jaimes and Martinez have been ordered to pay fines totaling up to $2,000.

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