About the animals - Cows

Cows for their milk

Sad cow was rescued from an intensive dairy farm in Holland. 




There are around 245 million cows producing milk across the world. The European Union is the largest milk producer and has about 25 million dairy cows. This compares with 10 million in North America and nearly 6 million in Australia and New Zealand. Milk production is also on the increase in South-East Asia, including countries not traditionally noted for their milk consumption, such as China, which now has over 12 million cows producing milk. (Source: Compassion in World Farming)


Welfare problems:

  • artificial reproduction (semen milking by electroejaculation and insemination)
  • seperation of the calves from their mothers (you can watch a little french film here or here)
  • dairy calves
  • selective breeding
  • disease (lameness, mastitis)
  • factory farms
  • live stock markets
  • auctions   (this link shows you the film of animal abuse in auctions)
  • transport
  • slaughter




 Cows for their meat

Sjoerdje escaped and ran away from the slaughterplant, but broke through the ice which saved her in the end.

Welfare problems:

  • artificial reproduction (semen milking by electroejaculation and insemination)
  • selective breeding
  • disease
  • factory farms/housing/management
  • diet
  • transport
  • live stock markets
  • and auctions
  • slaughter

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KMUVF2-AMY

http://www.gut-aiderbichl.com/page.astories.php?cid=3726