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04. July 2017

Uruguay | Salto | Interview with a former employee | Blood farms for hormone production

[Translate to English:] Im Gespräch mit einem Tierarzt, der Anfang der 80er Jahre in einer Blutfarm gearbeitet hat.

 

 

We meet Martin Sanchez (name changed), a veterinarian who worked on a blood farm in the early eighties. The name of the company, which does not exist anymore, was Capo SA. He first worked on their farm in Uruguay and later in Argentina. His duty was to check the condition of the horses and to treat injuries which happened when they fought. He…

04. July 2017

Uruguay | Cerro Largo | Estancia “San Miguel” | Blood farms for hormone production

[Translate to English:] Eine Stute ist extrem lahm auf beiden Hinterbeinen und kann kaum gehen.

 

 

In the late afternoon, we arrive at the estancia “San Miguel”, which is only 7 km away from the pine forest pasture. According to our information, this is where the mares are covered in spring (September). When approaching the farm, we observe two horses on a pasture, about 200 m before the entrance. One of them is lying on the ground. When the…

04. July 2017

Uruguay | Cerro Largo | Estancia “San Miguel” | Blood farms for hormone production

Eine Stute ist extrem lahm auf beiden Hinterbeinen und kann kaum gehen.

 

 

In the late afternoon, we arrive at the estancia “San Miguel”, which is only 7 km away from the pine forest pasture. According to our information, this is where the mares are covered in spring (September). When approaching the farm, we observe two horses on a pasture, about 200 m before the entrance. One of them is lying on the ground. When the…

04. July 2017

Uruguay | Cerro Largo | Estancia “San Miguel” | Blood farms for hormone production

[Translate to English:] Eine Stute ist extrem lahm auf beiden Hinterbeinen und kann kaum gehen.

 

 

In the late afternoon, we arrive at the estancia “San Miguel”, which is only 7 km away from the pine forest pasture. According to our information, this is where the mares are covered in spring (September). When approaching the farm, we observe two horses on a pasture, about 200 m before the entrance. One of them is lying on the ground. When the…

04. July 2017

Uruguay | Cerro Largo | Forest pastures | Blood farms for hormone

[Translate to English:] Pferdeschädel und frische Pferdeäpfel auf einer Waldweide.

 

 

At noon, we drive to the pine plantation where the blood farmer keeps a part of his mares, about 40 km away from the blood farm. We do not see any horses, but the pasture is very large and we only inspect about one-tenth of the pine plantation. We find many fresh horse droppings, what confirms that horses have been grazing here recently. On…

04. July 2017

Uruguay | Cerro Largo | Forest pastures | Blood farms for hormone

Pferdeschädel und frische Pferdeäpfel auf einer Waldweide.

 

 

At noon, we drive to the pine plantation where the blood farmer keeps a part of his mares, about 40 km away from the blood farm. We do not see any horses, but the pasture is very large and we only inspect about one-tenth of the pine plantation. We find many fresh horse droppings, what confirms that horses have been grazing here recently. On…

04. July 2017

Uruguay | Cerro Largo | Forest pastures | Blood farms for hormone

[Translate to English:] Pferdeschädel und frische Pferdeäpfel auf einer Waldweide.

 

 

At noon, we drive to the pine plantation where the blood farmer keeps a part of his mares, about 40 km away from the blood farm. We do not see any horses, but the pasture is very large and we only inspect about one-tenth of the pine plantation. We find many fresh horse droppings, what confirms that horses have been grazing here recently. On…

04. July 2017

Uruguay | Cerro Largo | Blood farms for hormone production

[Translate to English:] Stark ausgemergeltes Pferd in der Nähe der Blutfarm.

 

 

At 9:00 in the morning, we return to the blood farm to see if the group of 200 mares has arrived during the night, which is not the case, so we decide to look for them around the area. Driving from the blood farm to the stud farm, we observe a group of four horses on land which belongs to the blood farmer, according to the neighbour we talked…

04. July 2017

Uruguay | Cerro Largo | Blood farms for hormone production

Stark ausgemergeltes Pferd in der Nähe der Blutfarm.

 

 

At 9:00 in the morning, we return to the blood farm to see if the group of 200 mares has arrived during the night, which is not the case, so we decide to look for them around the area. Driving from the blood farm to the stud farm, we observe a group of four horses on land which belongs to the blood farmer, according to the neighbour we talked…