Calls to shut down Rotterdam's experimental 'floating farm' after two cows fall into the water
The project has been labelled 'madness' but the farm's owner insists it's safe as the cows can swim
6 May 2021 • 5:23pm
A cow is rescued after falling into water at the Floating Farm in Rotterdam
Credit: Hollandse Hoogte/Shutterstock
Concerns have been raised about an experimental floating farm in Rotterdam harbour after two cows fell into the water. The dairy and stable on a floating platform opened in 2019 and gained international attention as the world’s first ‘floating farm’.
Now, the project has been labelled as "madness" when a second animal had to be rescued from the water after it apparently fell in while crossing to a small patch of grass on the dockside.