Rescuers couldn't understand why the cow was crying all night until they realized that
she was a mother cow.
The grieving parent had been crying out for her calves ever since their separation And
he had finally been located, now as the transport trailer opened, mommy became instantly alert.
The heart warming video of a cow and her calf is really heartbreaking, but it actually starts
off with a story that takes place before the footage.
Yes, it all started with the rescue of a cow who would later be known as karma.
Poor karma, hadn't experienced a good life.
Karma is being cared for by an animal rescue center and is in search of a new home.
In her past, she was usually neglected by her previous owner and often ignored basic
animal needs like food and water.
Her owners had in fact, let her become malnourished and dehydrated.
Not only that, but karma was also left without any shelter from the elements.
Fortunately, she was saved from her miserable existence by
a rescue group called The Gentle Barn Sanctuary GBS.
The California based organization has been caring for abused animals since 1999.
GBS explains its mission on its official website with the following statement, “The Gentle
Barn Rescues Animals, from severe abuse and neglect who are too old, sick, lame, or scared
to be adopted into homes.”
What's more?
it isn't just cows, like karma that it rescues either.
The statement continues, “We are sanctuary to horses, donkeys, cows, pigs, sheep, goats,
turkeys, chickens, llamas, peacocks, emus cats and dogs.”
The group says that it aims to rehabilitate the creatures and that as a result, the animals
help us give hope and inspiration to children with the same stories.
GBS hoped that karma would be one of those animals.
But rescuers noticed that something was wrong with her, even after she had been rescued
and given everything that she could possibly need.
Karma was still distressed and her new carers had no idea what could be wrong with her.
GBS’s this founder, Ellie Laks, described the situation on the group's official website
in January, 2015.
“Karma cried all through the first night.”
She wrote, “at first, we thought she was just nervous about being at a strange new
place.
We thought that she would eventually settle down.”
Karma remained upset and continued crying mournfully however.
Her new caretaker's debated that she might be pining for their friends GBS couldn't save.
They also wondered whether it was the unfamiliar scenery that was upsetting her.
Eventually though it was Laks who discovered the real source of Karma's torment.
“We didn't get much sleep,” she recalled.
“And finally at six in the morning, I went down to see what was wrong.
I said, what's wrong girl?
you're safe here.
Why do you keep crying?
Then I noticed it.
There was milk dripping from her udders.”
Despite the impression that a lot of people may have, cows are required to give birth
before they lactate.
The presence of Karma's milk, then meant that she was a mother.
So not only had she been separated from her calf, but her crying also meant this must've
happened recently.
Laks told her partner, Jay Weiner about the discovery and he wasted no time contacting
Karma's previous owner.
“The man explained to us that the baby had already been sold for someone to eat,” Laks
wrote.
However, lady luck stepped in to lend a helping hand.
The man's truck had broken down in transit so Karma's baby had yet to reach her destination.
Weiner was determined to save the calf and he took GBS’s trailer out to meet the man.
In fact, he even made a deal with the backyard butcher as they called him.
Jay told the man that he was going to fix the truck and the man was going to hand over
the baby calf Laks recounted.
The man just laughed and didn't believe Jay could fix the truck so, they shook hands.
“The truck was on a hill and stuck on its gears,” Laks recounted.
“Jay merely towed the truck, a few inches up the hill, the gears unlocked, and the truck
was fixed.
The man had no choice, but to hand over Karma's baby and Jay drove him home to the Gentle
Barn.”
When Weiner returned to Karma's paddock with the calf in tow, the now excited mom cried
out for her baby.
But as the poor calf made his way to his mother, he nearly collapsed from hunger and exhaustion.
Thankfully, however, his rescuers were at his side and helped him up off the ground.
Even with his carers help though, the calf struggled to reach his crying mother.
And he collapsed again before the GBS team managed to get him into Karma's pen.
However, once he was there, the calf managed to drink the nourishing milk that he so desperately
needed to survive.
The sanctuary staff subsequently called him Mr. Rojas.
Then eight months after she was reunited with her missing baby karma had another surprise
for GBS, “that night I went for my usual ritual of tucking the animals into bed for
the night,” Laks wrote, “karma turned around and there was a foot sticking out of
her.
After a successful birth GBS called the baby surprise and happily in January of 2015, he
was reported as healthy well, and even larger than his mommy.”
In fact, the group said that, “karma had taken to motherhood incredibly well, and that
consequently, the family has a bright future.
Karma is an excellent mom,” Laks explained.
Now the families, every need will be taken care of.
We dream of a world where animals can live in families with their mates and be respected
and protected.
Well saving Karma's family is one more step towards that goal.