Fostering with Companion Cows is an incredibly special experience both for you and the calves you are caring for. Many people may know, but for those who don't, the animals we rescue have a devastating reality.
For cows to produce milk, they have to give birth to a calf.
Calves in the dairy industry do not have many options. They are forcibly removed from their mothers only hours after birth as their mothers milk is to valuable to be fed to them. Males are usually slaughtered at 5 days old and females are destined to live the same life of servitude as their mothers. For dairy cows they are subjected to birthing up to 5 calves in their lifetime, all will be taken from them. As dairy cows have been genetically altered to produce more milk than what is needed for their calves, they are susceptible to many serious illnesses and also prone to lamness with hours spend on concrete milking floors. Their lives are valued
ONLY by the amount of milk they produce and their ability to continue to get pregnant each year. If supply drops, they reach 6 years old or they fail to get pregnant they are sent to the slaughterhouse. We want to change the fate of the calves/cows that come to us and with your help we can.
Your role as a foster carer transforms despair into hope, fear into trust, and vulnerability into strength. With your guidance, the calves grow not only physically, but emotionally and mentally, too. Fostering Companion Cows is an endeavor of heart and soul, an act of unwavering kindness that reshapes lives and redefines futures.
By fostering you can rewrite their stories and give them the happy ending they would have never been afforded from the industry they were born into. You will be supported your entire fostering journey and can take comfort in knowing all cost are covered by us!
