I have the stable and I have the milk.”Unlike chicken cages and sow stalls, tie stalls are not a modern invention but date back to the 19th century. People see it as part of their identity.”BDM, an association of German dairy farmers, says it expects officials to announce a ban within the next year. That’s the big reason.”Germany is not alone in grappling with the issue: tie stalls are common in much of Europe and north America. In Austria, more than 80% of dairy farms use tie stalls, in Switzerland it is 78% and Sweden 75%. In the 1980s, more than 85% of dairy cows were kept in tethered stalls.

Source: The Guardian December 08, 2018 07:52 UTC