Ercolina cow: the Lndc association files a complaint for mistreatment

The sense of respect we have for animals, and the sense of attention we have for nature, was perfectly staged in the very first story of the Ercolina cow, dragged across half of Italy as a testimonial for the farmers' protest. Right protest, because they are exhausted, wrong objective: environmental protection, the reduction in the use of pesticides, the restoration of the fertility of the fields are the primary objective. It is the system that must be changed with a vision of a possible future.

To raise their voice the farmers took their protest to Sanremoand with them a cow, dragged scared into the city, among travel, noise, people, asphalt and then to Rome, where he “paraded” in Via della Conciliazione among the demonstrators and pilgrims who went to St. Peter's Square for the angelus. Because of this LNDC Animal Protection he decided yesfile a complaint for mistreatment. “What we see is an animal enslaved in the service of people who demand greater rights for themselves while at the same time denying basic rights to another individual,” he explained Piera Rosati, President LNDC Animal Protection. The cow was subjected to unacceptable behavior due to its ethological characteristics. But what does the law say about this?

«Unfortunately, this the use that farmers have made of this poor animal is yet another example of how the livestock industry does not take animal welfare into due consideration who are not seen for what they are – that is, sentient beings – but as tools to be used for one's own gain. For this reason we have decided to take the side of the weakest and most exploited party, asking that these behaviors be sanctioned and that they never happen again. All animals have the right to their dignity and to a life free from constraints and exploitation”, he concludes Piera Rosati.