Travelling around New Zealand’s beautiful south island these past few days, not only gave me the opportunity to see breathtaking landscapes, but also newborn animals being reared to become nothing more than a slab of meat on a diner’s plate, or a commodity to produce clothing.
Mother sheep with their lambs were ultra-protective of their young ones, wary of humans wanting to get a close up look at their babies — little ones who clung to and played by their mother’s side. Meanwhile, doe-eyed calves that had already been separated from their mothers, craved attention, clamouring at their fence enclosure for some love and company.
It was heartbreaking to meet these life-loving animals, knowing too well their fate.
The only positive to draw from seeing these beautiful creatures was the amount of room they had to move, the fresh air they got to breathe and knowing they had been spared from the all-too-common factory farming that is well hidden from the public eye.
Doe-eyed calves, already complete with slaughter tags, craved attention and radiated love
Protective mothers guard their newborn babies
