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Cows on the run
Updated 06.50 | Published 06.31 share-arrowShare unsaveSave A large group of cows is on the loose in Falköping. Anton Eskilsson, 33, woke up to strange noises and at first thought…
This simple injection of cows could reduce climate change
New Zealand has developed a surprising method for cows to produce radically less methane. Among the human activities particularly responsible for climate change is agriculture. Livestock in particular plays an…
The cows’ right to graze in the summer can be removed
share-arrowShare unsaveSave In Sweden, it is a legal requirement that cows have green pasture in the summer. But now it is being investigated whether the grazing rights should be removed,…
Details: Talks are underway about scrapping the cows’ grazing rights
The right of grazing was introduced in 1988 after a campaign in which the popular writer Astrid Lindgren played an important role. According to the regulations, dairy cows, but not…
Why aren’t those cows in the meadow yet?
There his cows are standing in a row, happily munching on some grass. It is not such a problem for the cows themselves that they cannot yet go outside. Nor…
With this new invention, cows must also survive a flood
People are always saved first in a flood, then the animals, Joris Wijnker knows. The vet thinks that’s logical, but it is gnawing. When administrators in Vijfheerenlanden and the Alblasserwaard…
One is suspected of neglecting 57 cows – charged with animal cruelty
It was after an anonymous report of suspected neglect that the county administrative board made an unannounced inspection at the man’s home. Several of the animals were so severely emaciated…
Farmer Arjen uses thousands of discarded Christmas trees as mattresses for his cows: ‘It’s wonderfully soft’
In the Netherlands, an average of 2.5 million Christmas trees are thrown away every year. They are increasingly given a second life. In the municipality of Utrecht, the collected trees…
Spakenburg farmer who neglected 128 cows hears sentence: 20,000 euros fine and 5-year ban on keeping animals
The NVWA found twice that 128 cows were kept in appalling conditions. The second time the NVWA came to inspect, it was decided to confiscate the cattle. Five animals were…
The Koeiemart in Woerden is also a party with plastic cows
The cows are formally allowed to come, because no transport ban has been announced. “But the farmers have other things on their minds at the moment,” says organizer Jan van…