Working with oxen calls to humanities’ ancient roots, but could also provide hope for a green future – Posted in: Uncategorized

As a by-product of the conventional dairy industry more than 100,000 male calves are killed in Britain every year soon after birth. Others are eaten as veal or fattened up to end up on the dinner plate as artery-thickening sirloin steak. What a breath-taking waste and insult to the bounty of Mother Nature. Oxen have played a key role in agriculture since humans first became sedentary farmers, some 10,000 years ago. Whilst cows gave milk,…

A cow can power a home – Posted in: Uncategorized

Although cow dung has been used for thousands of years to create fertile soils, it also has another use as a fuel. In many countries from China to Kenya, Guatemala to India, cow dung is often dried and burnt as fuel for cooking. Now in India, small scale farmers are separating methane to be used for cooking appliances and the remaining dung is used as a rich fertiliser. As technology has advanced in the West,…

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Why culling is not the answer – Posted in: Uncategorized

The Ahimsa Dairy knows only too well the anxiety of waiting for results after our cattle have been tested for Bovine TB. Last year we were biting our finger nails to the bone after the vet came to our Welsh sanctuary to test the herd. The outcome would have been unthinkable had any of them tested positive. We are committed to a no slaughter policy and all of our animals are allowed to live out…

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Respect the cow and the world is in order – Posted in: Uncategorized

Gandhi once wrote: “Cow protection takes the human being beyond this species. The cow to me means the entire sub-human world. Man through the cow is enjoined to realise his identity with all that lives. Why the cow was selected for apotheosis is obvious to me. She was the giver of plenty. Not only did she give milk, but she also made agriculture possible” These words are an inspiration to us at the Ahimsa Dairy…