Hannah & her nameless calf
A rescue at the last second
Pregnant Hannah was rescued at the last moment
Gut Aiderbichl’s animal rescuers have already been able to help over 700 cattle in desperate situations. Most of them were about to die at the slaughterhouse. Time and again, however, there are situations that amaze us and where we are told: “Don’t die, you’re guaranteed to live on”. Most animal lives are saved by attentive people who spare no effort to save a rabbit, a dog, a pig, a chicken or, as in this case, a cow and her unborn child from the slaughterhouse.
Never judge people who are in a situation you have never been in (Isaak Öztürk)
In the middle of the year, the veterinary office was informed about the poor husbandry of cattle on a farm. Life, the farm structure, animal husbandry – everything had fallen apart at the seams. Unfortunately, it also appeared that the farmer had not recognised the extent of the disaster.
However, one thing seemed clear: he would not have been able to bear his animals being taken to the slaughterhouse. He agreed that a new home should be found for his cattle.
Again, the idea that if you help people, you can also help your animals. Unfortunately, the man’s life had fallen apart at the seams, but thanks to an animal rights activist, his animals could be helped. So Hannah the cow came to us from the farmer who is forbidden to keep animals on his farm in future.
Hannah came to Gut Aiderbichl pregnant
A cow carries her calf in her belly for nine months. We were unable to obtain precise information about Hannah’s pregnancy.
She was carefully and lovingly led onto the Gut Aiderbichl animal transporter. The journey was to take her to Eslarn, where she was already expected by our estate manager Michael and all the animals living there.
A clean stable with plenty of bedding had been prepared and there was healthy hay, which Hannah immediately enjoyed. Days of familiarisation followed, and then came the day her calf was born.
A healthy lucky calf saw the light of day
Hannah calved without any problems and gave birth to a healthy, beautiful cow girl. Michael said: “I’ve been to calving so many times, but it’s a miracle every time. The little one is perfectly healthy. But there is still one problem: the cow-calf doesn’t have a name yet.
The story of Hannah and her cow-calf is a very emotional one. We would like to pass these emotions on to our readers and hope that you can help us find a name.
What should our lucky girl be called - Happy, Gigi or Stella?
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