Overburden often leads to animal suffering on farms

Animal dramas on domestic farms continue to shake the public. It is usually a mixture of loneliness and overstrains of farmers, which leads to the neglect of four-legged friends. There is help in emergency situations. Malnutrition, with deformed hooves, standing in their own excrement – 28 horses were found on a farm in the district of Freistadt in the previous week. The owners had been overwhelmed. In June 2024 a similar case caused a stir in t…

Following allegations of animal cruelty in a dairy farm in the Uckermark region, the public prosecutor's office in Neuruppin has initiated an investigation. There is a suspicion that the Animal Welfare Act has been violated. Chief Prosecutor Stefan Heidenreich said that it must now be examined whether the suspicion is confirmed and against whom. “This is complex and will take some time.” Documents and video material are currently being viewed. R…