Jan 05 2009
the miracle of life
Last night by pure chance I was lucky to see the miracle of life. I was able to see a farmer helping his cows to give birth in the middle of the night.
I had read horrible stories about farming in France. I have read about farmers having their cows in the worst sanitary conditions, depriving them of movement, food and water. What I have seen is completely different. I have several farmer friends and all of them have their cattle running wild during the day and they are only kept locked during the night in very comfortable stables where they are allowed to move as they want.
Last night I have even seen how a farmer leaves everything to go and help his cows. It was a marvellous event to watch, the little baby coming out and the mother taking care of her little one afterwards. What I saw last night was the true miracle of life! Read more
