Butenland

Jan Gerdes is a thirdgeneration dairy farmer but he struggles with his conscience when the milk yield decreases and he has to sell his cows to the slaughterhouse After suffering a burnout he decides to give up his farm On the day his last cows are due to be transported to the slaughterhouse he finds that theres no room for twelve of the cows Instead of ordering another transport he and his partner Karin Mück decide to keep them This is the birth of Hof Butenland the first cow retirement home in Germany