Growing Compassion Together
Join us as we support the farming community to elevate the welfare of animals in food production.
We are Kinder (as in BE KIND) Ground.
At Kinder Ground, our vision is a world that shares responsibility for cultivating kindness, compassion, and respect for the animals and people that sustain us.
Join The Kinder Ground Movement
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Do you need support for an idea or project that will improve animal welfare?
Partner for Transformative Change
Our partners in compassion play a vital role in our mission. Are you or your company ready to help us accelerate change for good?
Donate to Make Better Happen
Do you love animals, appreciate the farming community as much as we do, and want to show your support?
Doing Good And Making A Difference
A Catalyst For Change
Thanks to you, Kinder ground supported 19 Farm Projects & Pilots catalyzing lasting change, making things better for farmed animals today and into the future.
Cultivating Compassion
Together we are cultivating the future of compassionate and capable farm animal caregivers. Through our managed and supported training, the hearts and minds of 1,100 animal caregivers and students have grown.
Celebrating Success
By creating a community, we are making compassion the best type of contagion. Over 300 farmers have broken bread and barriers to change, sharing their ideas and learnings.
Ideas & Resources
Explore the project related resources we’ve created and collected to support the farming community.
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Kinder Ground Cattle Housing & Comfort Poster
From better housing to rubber floors and shade to building a shelter to protect cattle from severe weather, Kinder Ground has worked with farmers from coast to coast to help them design and afford better housing.
Kinder Ground Education & Training Poster
Check out how we support the farming community through education & training to elevate the welfare of animals in food production.
Kinder Ground Elevating Stockmanship Poster
Check out how we support the farming community to elevate the welfare of goats in food production.
Kinder Ground Goat Care & Handling Poster
Check out how we support the farming community to elevate the welfare of goats in food production.
Providing Enrichment – Brushes
Brushes are a great way to provide enrichments and are a valued resource for cattle, goats, pigs and many other species.
Providing Quality Dairy Calf Housing
Interested in what it means to provide a quality environment? From brushes to better bottles, there is much to learn about the value of enriching the lives of dairy calves.
Fitness For Transport: Making better decisions sooner
The condition of cattle when they arrive at market or slaughter are a direct reflection of the care and compassion they receive while on farm. It is critical that as an industry we work to ensure that only cows fit for transport are allowed for sale.
Everything you need to know about dairy cattle housing and hoof care
Friends don’t let friends build or renovate barns without checking out the Dairyland Initiative’s web site! From foot baths and hoof health to new builds and fans you will find it here.
How to score locomotion
Until we all have the help of the cloud, understanding how to score locomotion is essential to managing hoof health. Locomotion scoring is a must have skill and needs to be practised on every dairy so that individual cattle are identified and treated quickly, and the information can be used to develop and monitor the effectiveness of prevention strategies.
Hoof trimming basics
We learned from our Kinder Hoof Consultation that even the most experienced hoof trimmers benefit from regular review and calibration. Check out Dr. Gerard Cramer’s YouTube videos on proper hoof trimming techniques.