The calf was in bad shape when Kelly Nelder found him. He was weak and listless, and severely underweight. When Nelder approached the calf in his dirt pen, he barely lifted his head.
The calf had been born on a dairy farm in New South Wales, Australia. Male calves are viewed as “waste products” of the dairy industry. After their mothers give birth, the male babies are sent to slaughter so their mothers’ milk can be used for human consumption. When a woman living in Sydney heard about the calf, she offered to adopt him. The woman’s intentions were good, but she didn’t know how to feed a calf, and the baby lost weight when he should have been gaining it.
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