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Vegetarian beef farmer gives herd to animal sanctuary. Vegetarian beef farmer gives herd to animal sanctuary.
\nA vegetarian farmer has given his herd of cows to an animal sanctuary to protect them from the slaughterhouse.
\nJay Wilde, 59, who farms in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, sent 63 cattle to a Norfolk rescue centre as he could no longer bear to send them to be killed.
\nMr Wilde, a vegetarian for 25 years, grew up herding cows and took over the family farm when his father died.
\n\u201cCows have good memories and a range of emotions. They form relationships. I\u2019ve even seen them cry,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cIt was very difficult to do your best to look after them and then send them to the slaughterhouse for what must be a terrifying death.\u201d
\nThe Hillside Animal Sanctuary near Frettenham said 30 of the cows are pregnant and all the animals \u201cwould live out their lives essentially as pets\u201d.
\nFounder, Wendy Valentine, said Mr Wilde is not the first farmer to have donated his herd.
\nShe recalls a couple who \u201ccould not bear to continue dairy farming and kept their cows as pets with the help of the sanctuary\u201d.
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\nA vegetarian farmer has given his herd of cows to an animal sanctuary to protect them from the slaughterhouse.
\nJay Wilde, 59, who farms in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, sent 63 cattle to a Norfolk rescue centre as he could no longer bear to send them to be killed.
\nMr Wilde, a vegetarian for 25 years, grew up herding cows and took over the family farm when his father died.
\n“Cows have good memories and a range of emotions. They form relationships. I’ve even seen them cry,” he said.
\n“It was very difficult to do your best to look after them and then send them to the slaughterhouse for what must be a terrifying death.”
\nThe Hillside Animal Sanctuary near Frettenham said 30 of the cows are pregnant and all the animals “would live out their lives essentially as pets”.
\nFounder, Wendy Valentine, said Mr Wilde is not the first farmer to have donated his herd.
\nShe recalls a couple who “could not bear to continue dairy farming and kept their cows as pets with the help of the sanctuary”.
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