Shepherds Under Pressure Due to Rising Costs: 'Abandoned'

Omroep Brabant

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Shepherds are under financial pressure and are worried about their right to exist and the future of the heath. The costs for maintaining sheep flocks are rising explosively, while structural support from the government is lacking. Shepherds and interest groups are sounding the alarm: without action, shepherds, flocks and heathlands are in danger of disappearing. "If our work is considered important, make us important," says shepherd Bart van Ekk…