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Michael Aufhauser (born April 25, 1952 Augsburg) is a German animal rights activist and founder of , the largest sanctuary for animals in Austria, which houses more than 1,000 animals of a variety of species. Meanwhile, 15 more farms under this model in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and one built in France, some of which are specialized in certain animal species.Aufhauser drew a lot of attention of German and international mass media on his project when he bought a "runaway cow" called Yvonne in August 2011.