Diary of Cattle

Institute History

  • 2021 Sundance Film Festival: Asia

Description

Every morning hundreds of cows are herded to a landfill site. They make it their home; they eat, nap, play, and mate here while keeping themselves safe from the excavators and bulldozers that plow around the site. If not careful, a cow might lose its life and be killed by the heavy machines or trapped under tons of trash. Despite all the risks, this practice has been around for many years as their owners save the trouble of looking for pasture and instead rely on human food waste to feed them.

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