Uitgemolken, heeft een geit recht op pensioen | Hans

Uitgemolken, heeft een geit recht op pensioen

532 · 3 min read · 30 Dec 2021 · 61 · 22 · 24

Wij eten steeds meer geitenkaas maar dat heeft grote gevolgen voor de geiten als voor de bokjes die geboren worden. Net zoals bij koeien moet een geit ook elk jaar lammeren voort brengen. Maar daardoor is er wel een probleem: een groeiend bokkenoverschot. Omdat wij in Nederland niet echt bokkeneters zijn, zijn ze voor de boeren waardeloos en willen ze zo snel en goedkoop mogelijk van de dieren af. Daardoor hebben bokken vaak een kort en niet zo leuk leven. Een boer moet 10 euro betalen om zijn bokje kwijt te raken.

Bokjes de dupe van schaalvergroting in geitenhouderij - Animals Today

Door de populariteit van geitenkaas en -melk is het aantal melkgeiten sinds het jaar 2000 bijna vervijfvoudigd. Van 98.000 in 2000 naar ruim 476.000 in 2020. Dit betekent ook dat door deze schaalvergroting steeds meer mannelijke lammeren geboren worden; de bokjes. Hoewel de geitenhouderij al jarenlang in goed financieel vaarwater zit krijgen ze de ‘problemen’ met de bokjes niet opgelost. Het gros van de bokjes gaat op een leeftijd van 7-10 dagen naar de slacht.

Red een bok, eet een bokje

Moeten wij dan maar bokjes gaan eten?
Lammeren worden direct na de geboorte bij de moeder weggehaald en alleen in een plastic bak gezet. Bij bokjes schiet de verzorging vaak tekort. Omdat ze weinig waarde hebben krijgen ze vaak minder (goede) biest. Bokjes die na 7 dagen worden geslacht krijgen soms helemaal geen biest. Als ze sterven hoeven ze namelijk niet naar de slachterij te worden afgevoerd en dat scheelt geld.

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Dewaputra

As far as I'm concerned, they are entitled to 'pension' as you put it. Especially when you consider that what happened during their “working years” is actually exploitation.

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bloguerouniversal

bloguerouniversal

Reading this hurts, they are so vulnerable animals, they are born and do not know what awaits them in the hands of this type of people.

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Maria

very interesting this content, sheep are not much to my liking but raising them should not be easy, thanks for posting

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MarijkeToscana

What a misery. I had a neighbor in Italy who kept about twenty goats, in the old way, say, who had a stable, but could also walk outside.

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Marc

One of the many painful points that food producers and the farms do to their animals. Very good that you are quoting this and putting it in the spotlight. The great thing about the matter is that activists have great results in their fight... Show more

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abreusoleidy

Poor goats, in fact, I have particularly tried goat cheese once and I don't like it a little bit and now I don't want to try it again

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Chalija

How awful to read how this is going. I know that unfortunately there is a lot of animal suffering in general. The buck is necessary for reproduction anyway. Isn't it true that the roosters end just like that?

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avyapada

🙁 ooonee, what terrible. I really had no idea about that. 🥲 Incomprehensible how we humans sometimes deal with animals. 😭 I don't eat large amounts of goat cheese but still. I'll definitely pay attention to that. Thank you for sharing. 🙏 The more people become aware here, the better.

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Rosita&Charlene-Blogs-Creaties

Rosita&Charlene-Blogs-Creaties

These are all things people don't know. I don't eat goat cheese myself and I'm pretty happy to actually

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Leo 1

This is an article that mainly focuses on goat farming in the Netherlands, I understand from the story. But in a country like France, there are very different things. First, the goats run loose in huge herds over the rocky high plains of Southern and... Show moreThis is an article that mainly focuses on goat farming in the Netherlands, I understand from the story. But in a country like France, there are very different things. First, the goats run loose in huge herds over the rocky high plains of Southern and Central France. Most animals are kept for slaughter. But also dairy goats often just walk outside on a kind of pasture and are usually not kept in the stable. And as far as that retirement thing is concerned: well, let me keep quiet about that.

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Arukah Tsur

This practice of culling is not a pleasant option. Yes and the way you describe it being done, I have much empathy with the babies.

naf1971naf

as a child we raised sheep in the house for our consumption and it was painful to see the little ones who barely begin to live sacrifice. but on an industrial level they are more cruel

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Rudy Siedlecki 🌳

Rudy Siedlecki 🌳

There will first be a few persistent viruses to decimate humanity before we respect and restore nature.

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Animal lover

These are things that people I don't think I know that may I hope, but this is just terrible, animals also have rights, just like the people here, I'm sad.

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mlourdesbermudez

mlourdesbermudez

A lot of people are wrong about these animals: the best cheese and milk is that of the goat and whoever says it isn't like that knows nothing.

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Madeleine

God what a pain, right?. Fortunately, I rarely eat goat cheese, maybe once a as many years. But sad how one deals with it.

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Carolina.kat

If you are absolutely right when it comes to labour law, protect pensions in some cases and it depends on the country as well.

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Carmen Vidal

Hello, excellent publication, very much in agreement with you, I had to work with goat production in my country, and the lambs, at least they were given some colostrum and it was decided whether they left them for raising or for reproduction, then when they... Show moreHello, excellent publication, very much in agreement with you, I had to work with goat production in my country, and the lambs, at least they were given some colostrum and it was decided whether they left them for raising or for reproduction, then when they grew up a little they went to the slaughterhouse, it is sad but meat production is styled that non-breeding males or get up, go to the slaughterhouse. Particularly in my family we left them, only in case of self-consumption did they sacrifice.

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Alberto

I don't really like their milk or the production of dairy with it, Besides that the process of getting it does not seem to me to be at all appropriate

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leninJM

Nowadays you can get milk from almost any nut like almonds, it is more expensive milk but it doesn't hurt anyone

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Freli

Animals, like humans, have rights and one of them is to give them a decent life, I say no to animal abuse.

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Gabriela

Poor animals, their whole life is exploitation and mistreatment.

Of course they have the right to a better life and a pension, they offer so much and receive little

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Daniel

This must end animals also deserve to live in good situations not to live enslaved we must be more aware of this, thanks Hans for the post

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Alfred

Well, it's sad because of the process that these animals usually go through, I don't agree with overexploitation with any animal.

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