When Cows Needed Our Help...Please Help Us to Help Them...

The outcome when two herds of cows on different farms, were found in states of neglect which contravened animal welfare laws, were reported to the 'authorities' In the case of the first herd, reported to the RSPCA, no action was taken and the poor animals remain in the custody of the farmer. The second herd, reported to Suffolk Trading Standards, have now arrived safely at Hillside and a prosecution is ongoing against their owner... 38 cows and 6 calves arrived safely at Hillside and, since arrival, another calf has been born. We are expecting more... If you would like to donate towards their feed and care please click the link below. We would be very grateful for your help...

http://www.hillside.org.uk/acatalog/donations.html

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[njohnson264]

cannot see anything wrong with the second lot - they seem fine - a touch thin, but that's it

[HillsideAdoptAnimals]

@njohnson264 The second herd of cows looked considerably worse when found by Trading Standards. They were fed by a local farmer to ensure they put on weight before they could be transported to Hillside...

[willrandell24]

why is your aproach always to prosicute have you tried helping? providing straw? the rspca man seemed to have a senible balanced approach.

[tara34952]

@tara34952 And, if they were outdoors in a field, in winter this would equate to standing constantly in muddy,wet ground, due to the amount of rain we get in the UK combined with the fact that they hooves naturally churn up the ground beneath them. I have grown up around dairy farms and I'm just not convinced this was a genuine cruelty case.

[tara34952]

@tara34952 So in short, I don't agree that these were 'distressing conditions'-plus the cows looked healthy to me.Did you investigate to see if they had any signs of mud fever or other infection caused by the muck they were living in?My point is that it's impossible to keep cattle on dry bedding all the time-they naturally produce so much urine and liquid faeces that it would cost a fortune to keep mucking them out and putting down fresh bedding several times a day,which is what it would require

[tara34952]

I'm not at all sure that the cattle in the first group - the ones which you filmed at night - *were* suffering. I don't know that it does cause them any harm to be standing in muck - yes it's not ideal, but this may have been a temporary housing solution for them as the man from the RSPCA said the farmer had told him. Where I grew up (Southwest UK) you see cattle in barns standing in muck all the time. Even if they were out in a field in winter, they would automatically be standing in deep mud.

[clgclg79]

Keep up the excellent work Hillside, you do a far better job than the RSPCA, lovely to see the lucky cows & calves rescused to have nice life which every living animal deserves. xx

[Lights3287]

After seeing these cows live in these poor conditions, I wouldn't give a rats ass if humans were to die mercilessly.

[kjcross81]

his shiny coat, bright eyes and happy nature should have been proof enough that he was healthy!!.... they are only doin there jobs and i appreciate this but they need to learn the difference!! i think they turn a blind eye to poor cattle etc becouse they are "food" animals when there is no difference between a gentle cow and a dog! they both can suffer the same regardless

[kjcross81]

the RSPCA really need re training to recognise suffering wen they see it! i had a run in with them a few years back when i re homed a german sheppard cross whippet, he had the looks of a sheppard but the build of a wippet i had them banging on my door (becouse of my neighbour reporting me thinking i wasnt feeding him becouse he wasnt seeming to be putting wieght on) bein quite horrid to me saying i was starving my dog!! i had to show them proof of my vet that this was due to his breed!