Why do farmers in Switzerland put large holes in the belly of cows
If you have already seen a hole in the stomach of a cow, you must have wondered what it is. Well, this hole is called a “rumen fistula”, a hole connected to a tube that reaches the inside of the stomach, and it is there for a specific reason and not for the purpose of the sight only.
Rubber caps are used to close this opening and open it when needed. After the success of the breakthrough and placing the rubber band on the cow’s crater, farmers and veterinarians can follow the digestion processes in their stomach and provide a good and useful diet.
However, the animal rights group has launched an online campaign demanding authorities ʙᴀɴ the device, adding that the use of cannulas was a “symptomatic of the way animals are considered as simple machines at our disposal”. Although many claim that the sᴜʀɢᴇʀʏ doesn’t ʜᴜʀᴛ the cows or reduce their life ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴀɴᴄʏ, the ᴍᴜᴛɪʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ still has a four- to six-week recovery period, in which there’s no doubt that the animals are uncomfortable. In a video released by the group, they said: “As citizens, we call on the ministers for research and agriculture to immediately ʙᴀɴ experiments aimed at increasing the productivity of animals.
The animal rights group added: “For Sanders and those involved in intensive livestock production, which is the norm in France, these animals are nothing more than production machines, a basic raw material at our disposal.”
In response to the L214 complaint, Avril Group said that this analysis is essential for many advances in breeding and, in particular, to improve the digestive health of millions of animals, reduce the use of antibiotics and reduce emissions of nitrates and methane related to livestock. He said: “For Sanders, these cows are just milk-producing machines that need to have their settings optimised. Today, dairy cows produce on average 27 litres of milk a day, which is five times the daily requirements of a calf.”
Finally, dear reader, you have the freedom to judge these processes as ethical or immoral, useful or harmful.
