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A sanctuary created to save cows from slaughter has needed its own rescue after five malnourished animals had to be euthanized and dozens more relocated.
Jasmine Hubber established Til the Cows Come Home in North Canterbury three years ago when she was just 17 years old.
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Jasmine Hubber had the best of intentions, but she let her cow sanctuary run amok. (File photo)
However, he has admitted that he had “assumed too much” after the Ministry of Primary Industries and another animal charity intervened.
Hubber started with 10 cows, but the following year the herd had grown to 78.
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His goal was to rescue the cows from the slaughterhouse and allow them to spend their happy days, funded by Hubber’s donations and full-time job at the grocery store.
But things got out of hand. By his own admission, Hubber began to struggle to keep up with the costs of caring for the herd, which now has 190 members.
With the drought creating food shortages and doubling prices, it became increasingly difficult to manage the cows, which were in six different grazing sites, he said.
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Hubber says he made a mistake facing so many cows. (File photo)
She called HUHANZ (Helping You Help Animals) five weeks ago to help with the $ 28,000 in veterinary bills and feeding the cows.
HUHA co-founder Carolyn Press-McKenzie said she was initially contacted by a friend of Hubber’s after MPI destroyed two cows.
“I felt a lot of empathy with Jasmine … these were her pets and I wanted to help find a solution,” he said.
“But when I arrived I could see that the cows were in a terrible state, the situation was very desperate.”
Since then, work has been done to remove the horns and castrate the cows, restore their health and find them new homes.
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The cows have had their horns removed and castrated in preparation for transport to their new homes.
Press-McKenzie anticipated that about a third of the cows, around 60, would be rehoused within the next week. Some were too sick to be prosecuted, he said, so HUHANZ would remain involved for some time yet.
“It has been very big and very expensive, and we still eat daily. We have ongoing vet bills and transportation costs ahead. ”
Although it had clearly been a challenging financial and emotional time for Hubber, Press-McKenzie hoped the end result would be a lesson learned and some relief for the young woman.
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HUHANZ expects a third of the cows to be rehoused within the next week.
“It was never going to work. It just got too big … nobody could do it, ” he said.
“This has obviously been huge for Jasmine, but she’s been carrying it on her own for a long time, so I hope this gives her some freedom.”
Hubber admitted in a Facebook post that he had made mistakes and thanked HUHANZ for the support.
“I know I have assumed too much, things have not gone according to plan.
“Cows will get the happily ever after they deserve, and in the end this is all that matters.”
MPI confirmed that he was called to a Springfield property on September 7, following a call from a member of the public concerned about the condition of the cattle.
An investigation began after a visit from animal welfare inspectors, but declined requests to provide more information.
