HFA to the Rescue - North Carolina Cows Given A Second Chance

The following excerpt is taken directly from a recent reporting of a North Carolina cow starvation case in which HFA played a critical role.

"Animal Control Officers in Buncombe County, North Carolina responded to a complaint that cows were wandering loose on a road. What they discovered instead was an entire herd of abused cattle at a small dairy farm. Over two dozen cows, bulls, and calves were severely malnourished, dehydrated, and full of parasites."

"One cow had been down for days with a broken hip and was found lying in her own feces."

"Young calves were lying on their sides, too weak even to lift their heads. All of the animals were suffering from gross neglect - one cow was already dead and several animals were near death."

After being turned away by a much closer sanctuary in New York, local authorities in North Carolina turned to HFA. And, as is our policy, since this was a case of criminal animal cruelty, HFA immediately agreed to provide refuge.

Grateful Buncombe County Animal Control personnel successfully coordinated the logistics of transporting the surviving cows safely to HFA's Suwanna Ranch in California.

The surviving cows have since recovered from their terrible ordeal and now share Suwanna Ranch with the many other animal residents, including emus, cows, goats, sheep, pigs, turkeys, chickens, burros - and caring human beings.