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There are plenty of meadows in the Wesermarsch: around 90 percent of the area in this region is permanent grassland. There is enough space in the region between the Weser and the North Sea for committed animal rescuers to give old, sick or no longer useful animals a loving new life. Bernhard Kutz used to be a jockey, but an accident ended his career. Kutz wanted to continue working with horses and give something back to the animals. So he and his partner built a horse sanctuary. In the horse oasis in Ovelgönne, Bernhard Kutz now looks after around 40 horses that are unfit for sport, old, sick or unsellable. The 80-year-old widower now wants to slow down. But it is not that easy to find a suitable successor for the sanctuary. Karin Mück and Jan Gerdes founded Hof Butenland, a life farm for cattle: former high-performance dairy cows, calves that were to be slaughtered, test animals or bulls that no longer met breeding requirements live on the farm in Butjadingen. Karin Mück and Jan Gerdes unconditionally focus on the needs of the animals. For newcomers like Ole the ox, who was hand-reared in the circus without other animals of his own, the start of a species-appropriate, free cattle life is initially quite stressful. Funded with funds from nordmedia - Film- und Mediengesellschaft Niedersachsen/Bremen mbH. The farm stories on ndr.de https://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendunge... The Nordstory https://www.ndr.de/dienordstory _________________________________________________ Our guidelines for comments: https://www.ndr.de/service/technische... #ndr #ndraufmland #dienordstory