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Happy | Cattle

The fact that little Happy is alive today, in our care, in the best of care, is thanks to the fact that her mother Hannah was rescued from a very bad situation. Hannah lived with a farmer who was apparently unable to cope with looking after his cattle. They were completely filthy and neglected. Animal…

Isis | Cattle

The injustice that almost happened to Lina and Isis in the world of dairy farming unfortunately happens almost every day. Cattle must first give birth to a calf before they can give milk. Immediately after birth, however, the calves are separated from their mothers so that humans can use the milk. A traumatic experience for…

Lenny | 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…

Henry | Cattle

An animal lover discovered the little calf Henry standing in a calf hutch in his home stable. His brown eyes and long eyelashes, his look - all this and much more melted her heart and she decided to help Henry. She asked the farmer if she could buy the calf and pulled out all the…

Prinz | Cattle

For cows to produce milk, they have to give birth to a calf every year - these are considered a "by-product". Bull calves like Prinz are particularly hard hit. Their path usually leads them to the slaughterhouse. But Prinz was lucky. An animal-loving lady fell in love with a little calf that she thought was…

Helga | Cattle

Exactly what every farmer fears happened to the owner of Helga and her cattle: The cattle shed went up in flames and almost everything inside fell victim to the fire. 125 dairy cows died in agony in the flames and only seven were able to escape from the building. Helga was lucky, but the farmer…

Spächtli | Cattle

A shy cow was roaming the forests of Switzerland. The three-year-old cow had escaped from her owner and had been on the run ever since. Many Swiss people contacted Gut Aiderbichl after the story became known and asked for the poor cow to be taken in - because it was becoming increasingly likely that she…

July | Cattle

We got to know July and her family back in 2017. Back then, we brought Sammy, July's grandfather's West Highland bull, to Gut Aiderbichl because he had been retired as a breeding bull. Eight years later, we received another call for help from the farmer's family: the farmer had had a serious accident with his…

Valerie | Cattle

Valerie is a born Aiderbichler. She was born under the care of Gut Aiderbichl. But things almost turned out differently. Her mother's owner wanted to give up the entire herd and have them slaughtered. But the deputy mayor would not allow this and asked us for help. When Michael Aufhauser heard which cattle were involved,…

Johanna Florentine Theresia | Cattle

In 2007, Gut Aiderbichl in Henndorf near Salzburg was visited by an elderly farmer who wanted to ask Michael Aufhauser for help. He had lost track of things and unfortunately could no longer manage the hard work on his farm. He also failed to meet the legal requirements, which meant that his animals were about…

Wilma | Cattle

Simmental cow Wilma is a cow with an extremely strong character who also knows how to defend herself. This is exactly what would have been her downfall. She was born on a dairy farm and was meant to live out her life as a dairy cow. She had not forgiven her farmer for separating her…

Heinrich | Cattle

Heinrich and other cattle were employed by a livestock farmer on an organic farm. Quasi in retirement. The group of cattle grew larger and larger. In the beginning, the payment for the animals worked, until the payments eventually dwindled. Last but not least, the farmer's farm was also affected by the floods in 2024 and…