Rows of Calves in Dairy Factory Farm in Caparroso, Spain

The dairy factory farm Valle de Odieta, S.C.L./Corraliza el Tomillar, S.Coop./Hibridación Termosolar Navarra, S.L. near the town of Caparroso has multiple rows where the calves are kept, without the possibility to move around, only standing in the same spot, deprived of any contact to their mothers. Each row contains at least 100 huts.
According to official numbers provided in documents from the government of Navarre, in November 2018 the farm had 5,531 adult cows, 60% more than authorized through the Environmental Integrated Authorization. Based on comments from locals during interviews by Greenpeace Spain in February 2019, this amount is estimated to be around one fifth of the total milking cows in Navarre.

Unique identifier: GP0STTC5T

Type: Image

Shoot date: 20/02/2019

Locations: Caparroso, Europe, Navarre, Spain

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Wildlight / Selene Magnolia

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Dairy Factory Farm in Spain

The dairy factory farm operating under the name “Valle de Odieta, S.C.L./Corraliza el Tomillar, S.Coop. and Hibridación Termosolar Navarra, S.L.” is located in the province of Navarre, Spain. It is the biggest dairy farm in the whole rural area of Navarre and one of the biggest in Spain. In the last 50 years there was a huge transformation in livestock production in Spain, from a traditional and extensive production to a very intensive and industrial production. This has a huge environmental impact. The intensive livestock farming has changed the shape of the landscape and the flora in the nearby fields. Green algae is visible on the water effluents from the farm, probably due to the high nutrient content on the manure being disposed. This nutrient pollution is likely to reach the Aragón River.

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