The day of honour of the cow
July 8, 2023
From the perspective of Gut Aiderbichl
(written by Gisela Pschenitschnig)
On average an Austrian consumes 12 kg of beef and about 115 kg of dairy products annually. Austria's dairy cows produce up to 1.1 billion liters of milk annually. These quantities are only possible thanks to a highagricultural industry. Small farms are disappearing, large agribusinesses are taking their place. Every dairy cow must give birth to a calf every year in order to continue to produce milk. The female calves are then usually used again in milk production - the male calves, on the other hand, are of no use in this system.
Amadeus and Resi
over 700 km lay between the two calves
Every life has its value. - Amadeus was born in an eastern province of Austria. He has a genetic defect and is small in stature. The herd of cows would not accept Amadeus and before they began to attack him, Amadeus lived alone. The farmer remembered a visit to Gut Aiderbichl in her childhood. Here she had learned at that time that animals with a handicap also have a right to life, and so Amadeus came to Gut Aiderbichl Henndorf because of a childhood memory.
Resi comes from the westernmost province of Austria and is also small in stature. Resi's friends were four adult cows that came to the alpine pasture last summer. Little Resi probably wouldn't have survived life on the alp, but she couldn't stay alone on the farm either. The butcher was out of the question.
Amadeus and Resi were born in April 2022, Resi is nine days older than Amadeus. They have the same handicap and it should be so that they are brought to Gut Aiderbichl on the same day. The Aiderbichl employee drove over 700 km and then said: "Just imagine. The two of them have the same handicap, are practically the same age, live so far apart and are now coming to a common stable. How wonderful is that?". A wonderful coincidence or more?
The cow has character
and forgets nothing
What the cow never forgets: bad experiences, hurt she in a transporter, it will she reluctantly enter the next, any cow would recognize her calf (if they were separated, survived and eventually meet again).
The famous bandit from Gut Aiderbichl recognizes Christian, who years ago had tethering years ago, by the sound of his voice. The former dairy cow Sarah loves to lick my shoes - for whatever reason., she has been doing it for years.
When years ago "Lilliput" years ago, a small-headed Cattle with a huge horn system and an artificial intestinal outlet would come up to me. Then there was always free hand peeling from Lilliput's rough tongue. Until a few years ago, when old Stilla walked acrossthe yard and heard her nameand heard her name, she would stop because she knew that she was in for a treat and a caress. and a treat.
Controlled consumer behavior
Every truck with the label live animal transport lets a sad movie play: stressed animals full of fear wait for the final stop in their sometimes very young life.
Perhaps the consumer should take note of how much animal suffering is behind a liter of milk? And why animal suffering behind it?
I wish you dt really be a day of honor for the cow. and find two minutes to think about this special day. special day.
Sincerely,
Yours, Gisela.
The purest form of insanity is to leave everything as it is and at the same time hope that something will change.
~ Albert Einstein
