The bull calf Thomas
The bull calf Thomas looked helplessly around …Things came thick and fast
The owner was very attached to his animals, but everything took its course very quickly and before we could react with the rescue, the older bull was at the slaughterhouse.
Desperate, the owner expressed his wish to be able to rescue at least the one-year-old bull to Gut Aiderbichl. We were able to fulfil his wish. As proof that the bull calf is doing well, he received a photo from the stable where Thomas lives: in the beautiful cattle barn at Gut Aiderbichl Kilb.
We call him Thomas
The name has Aramaic roots and means “the twin”. Is he also “an unbelieving Thomas”?
He is a beautiful Fleckvieh and has now settled in very well at Gut Aiderbichl Kilb. At first, Thomas looked around the large barn of his fellow cows a little questioningly. In the meantime, he has made many friends and enjoys his life in great freedom and without danger.
Thomas is a symbol for many bull calves
Thomas’ owner was worried about his young bull and did not want him to be slaughtered under any circumstances.
Gut Aiderbichl’s farms are home to many cattle that were lucky enough to be brought to the butcher when they were just one year old.
Our Lucky is one of them. After the cattle drive, the bull calf with the black coat, the white patch on his forehead and the long eyelashes was to be taken to slaughter. Lucky’s two rescuers and the farmer at Thomas thought to themselves: “There’s Gut Aiderbichl!”.
Gut Aiderbichl does not “condemn”
Over 6,000 animals live on our sanctuaries. The majority of them should have been slaughtered or euthanised. The rescued animals have terrible fates, but they are all great at forgiving and forgiving.
There are many animal abusers in this world. But there are also people, like Thomas’ owner, for whom it is important that his bull is doing well. His life situation was perhaps desperate and everything went wrong until the animals had to be confiscated.
One important point is part of Gut Aiderbichl’s philosophy: not to look away, but to look and help. If we help the animals, we can always help the people too. Condemning is the wrong way to go.
