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Why have the cows disappeared?
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EXPORTS WITHOUT DESTINATION AND CONTROL
Every year, tens of thousands of female cattle are transported from Austria to countries like Algeria.
These animals are carrying an unborn calf and are supposedly intended to help establish a cattle population.
But what really happens to them on site remains in the dark.
How can I help?
THE COWFINDING
We follow the trail of the missing cows and their calves and tell their stories on an interactive map.
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Bisher 142 Kühe gefunden
With your donation, you help us find missing cows and calves in Algeria and bring their fate to the public's attention.
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How exactly does it work?
01. Deine Unterstützung
Deine Spende ermöglicht dieses einzigartige Projekt.
02. Unsere Recherchen
Wir finden die Kühe und tragen sie in unsere interaktive Karte ein.
03. Geschaffte Transparenz
Mit Veröffentlichungen informieren wir die Öffentlichkeit.
04. Politische Veränderung
Gemeinsam erzeugen wir Druck auf Entscheidungsträger.
OUR PATH TO THE GOAL
With your support, we investigate the fate of the animals, create transparency, and achieve political change.
How do you plan to find the cows?
FARMS, LIVESTOCK MARKETS AND SLAUGHTERHOUSES
We specifically search for the cows and their calves on livestock markets, farms, and in slaughterhouses.
We talk to people on-site because we get no answers in Austria.
In doing so, we create transparency and expose the machinations of the profiteers.
Is anyone reporting on your work?
"The Marker hat Videomaterial aus den algerischen Schlachthöfen mitgebracht - es ist so brutal, dass wir es nicht zeigen können."
Tausende heimische Rinder verschwinden in Algerien
Januar 2024
"Das Recherche-Netzwerk The Marker hat Transporte bis nach Algerien begleitet. Laut Statistikamt sind die Herden-zahlen seit Jahren rückläufig."
Warum ein Flachgauer Landwirt Rinder nach Algerien verkauft
März 2024
"Offiziell gelten sie als Zuchttiere, doch Recherchen des Investigativteams von The Marker wecken Zweifel an dieser Darstellung."
Kritik an Export von trächtigen Kühen nach Algerien
Januar 2024
OUR RESEARCH IN THE MEDIA
We are the first to follow animal transports from Austria to Algeria. Many media outlets have reported on our months-long investigation — a selection.
Who is behind The Marker?
THE TEAM BEHIND THIS PROJECT
We are The Marker, a young and non-profit investigative team from the border region of Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland.
With our passion for investigative research and our commitment to animal welfare, environmental protection, and human rights, we uncover the fate of the missing cows and their calves.
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