Rotterdam 'floating farm' criticised after cow falls into the water

Concerns about animal welfare have again been raised after two cows on an experimental ‘floating farm’ in Rotterdam’s harbour fell into the water. But a cow doesn’t belong on the water and intensive dairy farming isn’t right for cows either.’ Cats from trees He said that there had been positive responses to his party’s social media campaign raising awareness of the cows: ‘A lot of people think it’s really strange that this exists. It’s a sorry sight to see.’ But Peter van Wingerden, chief executive of Beladon, the company behind the project, said that the cows were ‘doing great’ and that animal welfare was high on their agenda. ‘Last Tuesday a cow fell in the water because a young volunteer left the fence open same happened last year with a little calf when some visitor left another fence open,’ he told DutchNews.nl.