Horrific abattoir footage shows cattle bludgeoned to death with sledgehammers - and one bull collapsing in fear before it has even been struck after watching the fate of its pen mates

Video shows a cow repeatedly beaten over the head with a sledgehammer

Another bull falls to the ground 'in terror' before he has even been struck

Footage was taken at Vietnamese slaughterhouses by Animals Australia

Australia has suspended live export with three Vietnamese abattoirs 

WARNING: DISTRESSING FOOTAGE

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