Cattle Bandit

Fussl | Cattle

Fussl the cow calf was born on a small organic farm in Salzburg. She was so small that the farmer could carry her in his arms. When Fussl was born, and it was clear that she would have no future on the farm as a Charolais cow, the farmer's daughter tried for days to persuade…

Elemy | Cattle

Every day we receive a large number of inquiries from the Gut Aiderbichl administration. As much as we would like to, it is unfortunately not always possible for us to help animals in need by taking them in. We are all the happier for those for whom we do find an opportunity. This is also…

Smoki,Photos | Cattle

Even though many farmers nowadays have to give up or switch to other, more efficient cattle breeds, there are still individualists who are committed to cattle breeds that are threatened with extinction. But rarity does not protect against an uncertain fate. But for Schnuffy,Pina and Smoky,Photos there was a solution - Gut Aiderbichl Kilb.

Anton | Cattle

Anton's owner chose to commit suicide. He was known as Yakwilli and left his daughter a large herd of yaks and aurochs. She was overwhelmed with so many animals and was now looking for a good home for some of the special animals. Alexandra, Amadeus, Anton and Sinja found a new forever home at Gut…

Ricarda | Cattle

Experts described the situation of a farmer from the Dirndl Valley in Lower Austria as completely hopeless when he approached us with a big request. He had lost track, could no longer manage the work alone and now the authorities had become aware of him. His cattle were to be culled. Michael Aufhauser and Dieter…

Edeltraud | Cattle

Animal lovers had fallen in love with a young cow. They immediately gave her a name and christened her Edeltraud. When they learned from the farmer that they were to be slaughtered, they plucked up all their courage and started the Edeltraud mission. With the help of all channels, the animal lovers tried to find…

Charly | Cattle

Bull Charly was born on a dairy farm. As is customary, he was separated from his mother immediately after birth. He was incredibly sad and didn't want to drink. An animal lover found him and took care of him from then on: ... while I was stroking him, I promised him that I would do…

Fridolin | Cattle

Fridolin's excursion into the manure pit The young bull Fridolin slipped into the manure chute of a small sanctuary for rescued animals. Thanks to the rapid intervention of the professional fire department and the vet, he was saved. The farmer walked across the yard and sensed that something was different. A calf was crying: but…

Max | Cattle

A livestock owner died suddenly and completely unexpectedly. The family not only had to cope with the heavy loss, but also worry about what to do with the small herd of cattle. The dwarf zebus were his everything, but no one really wanted to take over the animals. For a while, slaughter seemed to be…

Lotte | Cattle

Lotte - An udder infection meant her end Gut Aiderbichl was able to buy the cows Liesl and Lotte from a cattle dealer before he would have taken them to the slaughterhouse. Due to their inflamed udders, they had become worthless in the dairy industry. Mastitis often spells the end for cattle as livestock. Liesl…

Gustl | Cattle

Gustl owes his adoption to his friendship with Ferdinand. Ferdinand was born with five legs and the farmer turned to Gut Aiderbichl because he wanted a different fate for Ferdinand than fattening. When Eva Zach picked up Ferdinand, she noticed the close bond between the two bull calves and asked the farmer if she could…

Karli | Cattle

They stand in rows and rows at the calf auctions - the calves and future breeding cattle. Karli was one of them. It turned out that he was too small for breeding and that something was wrong with one of his hind legs: Karli was limping. He wormed his way into the heart of an…