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A young steer who broke out of a slaughterhouse in northern New Jersey, swam across a river and ran through city streets, was being taken Wednesday to an animal sanctuary in New York where a “comfy straw bed” awaited him.
The black-and-white steer was rescued by a volunteer with the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary who picked him up Wednesday morning after tracking down the slaughterhouse, said Jenny Brown, a co-founder of the nonprofit center in south-central New York.
The animal appeared to be a cross between an Angus and a Holstein, and a veterinarian, who was required to inspect the steer so he could be legally transported across state lines, gave him antibiotics, she said. He seemed to be shaken up and was pretty banged-up from his escape, including having a problem with his back leg.
“We can give him a comfy straw bed and put him in a safe place where he is going to be loved and respected,” Brown said, noting that he was likely being used as a beef cow and would have ended up as steak on dinner plates.
The steer’s adventure began late Tuesday night, when he fled the slaughterhouse and went careening through the streets of Paterson, said the city’s chief animal control officer, John DeCando.
Mike Stura / Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary
'Mike' the steer escaped a New Jersey slaughterhouse and is seen here in a trailer on his way to the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary
“It was unbelievable. It was like ‘Dodge City,’” he said, noting that after escaping, the steer came across basketball courts, where he “stopped for a minute,” then he jumped into the Passaic River and swam across to the other side.
“You had to see the spectators -- people were rooting for the cow,” he said.
As police and animal control attempted to corral him, the steer escaped once more. At one point, he ran into a police car, but no one was injured in the escapade, DeCando said.
Finally, DeCando managed to tranquilize him, and within four minutes the animal was asleep and snoring like a “newborn.”
It's not clear how the steer got out, but DeCando said he figured the animal knew what was in store for him.
But instead, the steer’s “long run, long haul” had a “happy ending,” DeCando said.
“The owner of the slaughterhouse guaranteed me, and also the officers, that that cow deserves to live, and, yes, he does. So the cow is going to a farm. He’ll live out the rest of his life,” he said, adding that was why the slaughterhouse owner was not charged in the incident.
Under an intense media spotlight, such escapees can often end up going to a farm only temporarily or even be sent off to another slaughterhouse, said Brown, noting that was why they wanted to reach out to make sure the animal has a good home.
“There is this phenomenon in our society when, where one gets away, everyone wants to cheer for that one animal, yet you might go home and eat … an animal just like that one that night and never put any thought to it,” said Brown, whose group rescues animals that have escaped abuse, neglect or the food industry. “That’s what’s wrong with our industrialized food system, is that it’s completely out of sight and out of mind.”
The steer has been named Mike, after the volunteer who rescued him, Brown said.
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That cow should be tortured and then crucified. Make it an example for the other cows. For Rome!
lol you think you are funny hahahhahahaaa .. I tell you what it was funny
good for the cow
Amnesty for the illegals (illegal cows), eh? Great, next thing you know, they'll be takin' our jobs.
Hey maybe he'll be on the same farm my parents told me my cat and dog are living since I was 11. Hope they get on! ;)
holy cow...eat more chick'n...
Umm. cows are female and bulls are male. Sooo, refering to a cow as 'he' is a mite inaccurate. Unless, he is a steer but even then, he is never she (in cattle, that is) with people it's a little more difficult to distinguish and transgenders really confuse the issue:)
As if they're going to let him "live happily ever after" on a farm filled with green pastures, gurgling creeks, and ample companionship. They'll keep him corralled for a brief spell, then go for round two at the slaughterhouse.
Makes me crave tofu.
Oh shut it, you human.
This story might be just the push I needed to become a vegetarian... :/
I'll comment in a bit about this story, gonna go grab a burger first.
Would have loved to see the NYCP chasing him down the street.
You first!
@mygirl1--thank you, but it is accepted that people refer to cattle collectively as cows. In the event you don't know the sex, it is acceptable to call it a cow. Don't knock the author for reporting as 99% of the world would.
Go, cow! Lead your people and stampede!
There's something wrong with this sentence...
Too bad. I'll bet that cow would have been tasty.
cow....people....lol. Hey, they MUST have a missing link buried in the past somewhere!
I am glad for the cow, I have actually just started a vegan program to see if I notice the difference in my health and well being. Don't get me wrong, I love to eat meat but for Petes' sake I know it is unhealthy and I feel bad for the animals, they are very innocent creatures that live so we can eat them. Might as well eat your dog or cat if you think about it.
He doesn't look like he's full-grown or weighs 800 lbs. Maybe half of that or less. I think he was going to be veal cutlets. The owner of the feed lot or slaughter house or whatever it was he escaped from probably still plans to make him into cutlets but doesn't want to deal with any public backlash. I'd still like to believe, however, that he will get to roam free on some farm as a beloved pet and ignore the reality that he probably has no value to a farmer or rancher except as food. Maybe there is a kind heart out there with some money and enough land who will buy him, feed him, and let him live out his natural life unmolested.
I hand't quite finished my post yet but it was time to go put the roast in the oven.
Michelle is right. This calf needs another 600-800 lbs before he's slaughtered. There must have been something wrong with it to be brought to the butcher plant that light in which case his running away just did a favor for the unlucky souls who would have otherwise ate the sickly thing.
This is the reason why it's best to personally go to the farm, pick out your animal, watch it being loaded on the truck and sent to the locker to be processed. Otherwise you're eating yucky stuff like this animal.
Don't insult Moodini by calling him yucky. I really want to look animals in the eye before I have them killed. Sounds great. How about DON"T EAT MEAT!
I will gladly take him onto my farm, where he will become an assortment of ribeyes, new york strips, filets, prime rib, and roast. And new leather boots.
That's funny, they had to tranq a cow.
Those are your beliefs to which not everyone must capitulate little miss oh-so-righteous. If you would prefer to be an herbivore then by all means go for it; hell, if it makes you feel any better go on believing that are more refined and evolved than everyone around you. However, scream and disparage as you may I can assure you that your ilk will remain a tiny minority and I will still enjoy a good ribeye. Enjoy your kelp.
Hey "JQ" and other Meat-Pigs eating animals in HORDES and Slaughtered to the ends of the earth is simply a fact-in-your-face that mOST "humans" aren't even evolved cave-men.
Idiots who "claim" eating "meat" is requirement is a total JOKE - but, again, it's only a sign of how un-civilized and caveman-liek we will be for a long time.
Put a grilled steak between 2 grown men and see how they act. PATHETIC
I lift weights on a consistent basis for over 15 years, along with plenty of other sports and people always "amazed" at the ridiculous, moronic idea that "you don't eat MEAT"??? OMMMGGGG !!
Yeah, I'd say pretty pathetic state of mind, all shoved down the throats [literally] of our Supermarket Caveman minds! Killing is a STATE of MIND - if these idiots who comment here only GO TO A SLAUGHTER HOUSE AND SEE - AND FEEEEEEEL - WHAT IS HAPPENING - I'M SURE IT WOULD CHANGE THEM, PROFOUNDLY, EXCEPT OF COURSE FOR THE BRAIN-CELL DEFICIT CAVEMEN.
BTW - I don't put "cavemen" down, i.e. our true ancestors. In fact they "ate when they needed" to, and not to be FAT & gross and food-focused, like "civilized" slobs are trained to be - like little rats in a cage
I'd say we will need at least another 10 million years for additional brain cells to mutate, but highly doubt we will even get close to that ever happening
Rampant -
Well, I am happy that you have evolved beyond the "Meat-pig" mentality but do you seriously go through life this angry? Also, if you are so evolved what the hell happened to your ability to formulate a coherant sentence? Is the next stage in human evolution the ability to shrug off the confines of common punctuation and grammar? Or are you just revolting against man-made institutions (such as proper language usage) in protest of evil "Meat pigs"? You're silly.
That's the fate that should befall trolls.
Funny how "trolling" has become the label used to describe "sarcasm" by the "sarcastically challenged". Sarcasm is still sarcasm and trolls are imaginary burly little people who work in the mines. Freakin' Duh!
I've seen trolls described as several things but never as "imaginary burly little people who work in the mines". Living under bridges, caves, off to themselves, not Christianized, etc. but never heard of them working in mines. I've always called those people "miners".
I believe Snow White's dwarf friends worked in the mines. Trolls are bridge and toll booth folk. Munchkins are strictly into rainbows (slave labor for Skittles factories), and gnomes live in gardens and forests, and are employed in the travel industry. Hope that clears it up.
Actually, a lot of people call anyone who dares express a belief that they don't like a "troll." While there are actual trolls on the internet, they are just trying to get a rise out of others. They probably don't mind being considered trolls. If you specificly tell someone he is a troll, it is safe to say that you don't believe it and are just trying to silence a dissenting perspective.
Trolls hide under bridges and eat billy goats.
kayla30000,
Is there no one who will take the billy goat and give him a nice, safe home til' the end of his days? Gutting a goat is one putrid experience- especially when done in a 100 degree New Mexico garage. You know what IS interesting though? Eating some meat and biting into the bullet that killed the animal. That was in New Mexico too. New Mexico- the Land of Enchantment and Chupacabras!
Minor quibble: A "cow" is a female. If this was a male, it was either a "bull" or a "steer". I was never so persnickety about it before, but am an artist living in central KS now, working on a series of paintings I'm calling "the Cow Series", and so I'm that annoying "new expert" kind of person, now, and have the overwhelming urge to correct you. Sorry. :)
We cowtow to your superior grammar.
I'm glad you brought this up because I've always wondered why we (meaning the uninformed masses) call all of them "cows." When my kids and I see them grazing in fields, I've always wanted to be correct in my terminology, but "cow" is so widely used for both that I've been unsure. I always wondered whether we use "cow" because the males are mostly neutered? Would you call a neutered male a "bull" or is "steer" proper?
Inquiring minds and all that...
I was going to write the same thing. If its a cow, its a she. If it's a he, it's not a cow.
In the video you can see it's pecker sheath swaying in the breeze. Most likely neutered, making it a 'steer'.
Jennifer, you have to make allowances for these city folk. My second husband referred to a bull as a "boy cow." Jeesh. Like calling a rooster a hen.
There are cows (milk, calves), bulls (sperm donors) and steers (potential sperm donors at birth, but now sing soprano).
It doesn't look to be 800 lbs. I have 5 that are about the same size and they only weight 350lbs. I would call it a 'calf'.
That's what i was thinking between 300 and 400 lbs at the most just a yearling seems a waste to slaughter at that weight.
I think cow is the colloquial term for cattle. Be hey we all know what we are talking about when we say cow.
Mmmmmmm. Maybe. Unless you count the run on, and the incorrect "if this was a male" (should be "if this were a male".) Just sayin'....... ;0)
@ becoming-galactic - You're close, but calves are not "cows" either. Calves are baby cattle. Both terms are gender-neutral.
Cattle terminology lesson for all the city slickers & msnbc.com blurb writers (especially Miranda Leitsinger)
Cattle = term for multiple bovines of any age or gender.
Calf = one baby bovine, gender neutral. "Bull calf" refers to a baby boy. "Heifer calf" refers to a baby girl.
Calves = multiple baby bovines, gender neutral.
Heifer = young female who has not yet given birth.
Cow = female who has given birth.
Bull = "intact" male, capable of impregnating a cow.
Steer = neutered male, not capable of impregnating a cow.
What's the gender-neutral singular? Sometimes, at a distance, you don't know whether it's male or female.
911 call:
Caller: "Hello, I'd like to report that there's a cow, bull, heifer, or steer, as the case may be, loose on the freeway."
911 operator: *click*
Even down here in Texas, most of us default to "cow" if we don't know the specifics.
It's not a cow... As a cow is a female that has given birth. It's probably a steer or a bull or could even be a heifer. BUT IT"S NOT A COW!!!
or in this case you could simply call it a beef, since it was destined for the food chain or a bovine to encompass all of it
Becoming-galactic
I'm going to disagree with you here. There is a common term, "chicken," that covers both roosters and hens. Do you have common term (for a singular) that works both for a bull and for a cow?
What I was thinking, also! Bovine she's are cows or heifers, he's are bulls (unless neutered, doubtful at that young age and headed to slaughter) or steers. Elk she's are also cows; he's are bulls.
It's called a dogie, that's cattle for all you city folk, mmmhmm.
i think meals on wheels is way more correct! lol
Meals on Hooves
A cow is a female cow. Cattle are the group which cows belong to. You don't refer to a bull or a steer as a cow, nor do you call an unbred heifer a cow, she becomes a cow after she's had a calf. Cows are grown and mated former heifers, steers do not make the calves (baby cow) but the bull, he do make the baby calf. This lucky steer was a 'he' even without his testicles. Never, ever refer to a cow as a 'he.' Cows are 'she' and steers are' he.'He was a yearling and that is generally when lots of cattle are sent to market.
I trust this clarifies and ends the debate:)
justsara
@ becoming-galactic - You're close, but calves are not "cows" either. Calves are baby cattle. Both terms are gender-neutral.
Cattle terminology lesson for all the city slickers & msnbc.com blurb writers (especially Miranda Leitsinger)
Cattle = term for multiple bovines of any age or gender.
Calf = one baby bovine, gender neutral. "Bull calf" refers to a baby boy. "Heifer calf" refers to a baby girl.
Calves = multiple baby bovines, gender neutral.
Heifer = young female who has not yet given birth.
Cow = female who has given birth.
Bull = "intact" male, capable of impregnating a cow.
Steer = neutered male, not capable of impregnating a cow.
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So what's an old female that hasn't given birth ?
Ruth Bader Ginsberg.
MMMM cow and that one didn't weigh close to 800lbs
I think that cow was sickly looking.. a little on the small side..
I think it's more politically correct to try to play away from the veal side so we don't go all anal on killing babies, an' all that.
Do you know how veal calves are raised? If you did, you'd go all anal also.
I agree. I used to love veal picatta then I saw what they did to the calves, never ate veal again.
Born and raised on the farm, Robin. Trust me. I get it. I can't even filet a fish unless it's already dead.
But on the farm, you learn to overcome the ugly side of agriculture. I've learned to view any headless animal as meat but any animal with its head still on is a friend in need of my protection.
I know...weird. It's probably why I love vegetables.
I've helped slaughter a cow as a kid and still love steak to this day.
Anyone else feel like steak for dinner?
Like Jennifer H...the first thing I'm thinking is,"That's a steer, not a cow!"
This is really going to set off many other escapes as the other cows see the leniency if they escape. Entering dangerous territory now.
I'll tell you what. If cattle actually display that level of intelligence on a regular basis, I will swear off beef. I don't think it will happen though.
Hopefully. It's odd that the story mentions people rooting for the cow, but what about all the other cows who are still confined and terrified? Everybody says, "screw 'em!" right?
No Berecca, i say eat'em
Ha! That steer is going to live a long and happy life on a farm... about one more year, when the farmer decides to slaughter him... hahaha...
And by the way, if they say cow, that is completely fine... if it was a story on a moose, they wouldn't say bull or cow... Not a lot of people know that a Steer is a Bull that had his nuts cut out... hahaha... i'm pretty sure that most people still believe that food comes from a grocery store and not a farmer.
I'm in Nebraska and I say there is no way that calf is either Holstein or Angus. Looks more brahma to me, what do you think?
That was my first thought it's no angus.
Honestly, i just don't think a lot of people really care whether it's called cow, steer or whatever.
Poor creature...terrified, knowing she was going to be slaughtered. Humans are such a disgrace. These animals are sentient for Christ's sake. They have emotions...they love their calves, their friends ( yes they have friends) and we torture them so we may eat them and get fat. Shame on us. PS: I do not eat meat.
Alumette - I couldn't agree more...humans are a disgrace. I have not eaten "meat" for over 10 years and I never will again.
How many of these innocent creatures have to escape and prove that they do not want to be heinously slaughtered and eaten any more than we do - before the average human starts to think about what they are contributing to when they order that hamburger or steak. I guess the average human just doesn't care.
You must not eat any kind of meat, use glue, not wear makeup, walk bare footed, and on and on. No part of any animal slaughtered in these industries goes to waste.
How could Jesus have eaten that baby lamb?
Disgraceful.
....Seriously?
The point is not so much that they are killed but they are handled and killed inhumanely. There is no respect for the animal. Have you ever read about or seen pictures of this process? It's a disgrace that will make any sane person want to puke.
pete believe it or not, many people lead vegan lives. they do not eat, wear or use animals/animal products. There are hundreds of vegan/organic health/beauty products available as well as clothing. there are websites dedicated to selling cruelty free products. you make it sound as if it's impossible to live w/out the use of animals. it isn't. lot's of people do.
I raise cattle. I take very good care of them. I am amazed that the people chasing this animal around wonder why it ran. Sirens, lights, shouting, strangers, what a bunch of nonsense. I'm a 50 year old woman, after years of raising cattle, I could have had this bovine cornered and calmed down in minutes.
people who eat meat should be made to run for their lives like this and at the end, that would teach them a lesson or two....spare them of their lives.
It's their fault for being so damn tasty!
Aw shucks, smwboxer! I was going to say the same thing! mmmm...tasty, tasty cows...mmmm... :-P
And vegetarians wonder why they're stereotyped as humorless, sanctimonious, misanthropic extremists...
alumette
Poor creature...terrified, knowing she was going to be slaughtered. Humans are such a disgrace. These animals are sentient for Christ's sake. They have emotions...they love their calves, their friends ( yes they have friends) and we torture them so we may eat them and get fat. Shame on us. PS: I do not eat meat.
Sentimental twaddle. You are lucky that you live in this place and time. Earlier in out history, Americans could not have survived year around as vegetarians. Eating meat is a natural, useful and enjoyable part of life. There are very few parts of the world where whole populations can live as vegetarians - southern India springs to mind.
And as for torturing animals so we may eat them and get fat - BS. It is against every farmers and ranchers best interest to have animals that are not as well-fed and contented as possible. I agree that industrialized food production is not pleasant - remember, vegetarians, that lots and lots of land is plowed up, fertilized, sprayed, so that you can eat your veggies - at the expense of the birds and animals that use that habitat. Grazing lands are much easier to manage for the benefit of wildlife.
I heard once that it takes approx 20 lbs of grain to put 1 pound on a cow so I wouldn't worry about all the land being plowed for vegetables.
The gov't allows cattlemen to graze on public lands for at a very small cost. That's one of the reasons they're trying so hard to remove 100,000 or so wild horses from public lands. The horses will probably end up in slaughterhouses as well.
I've always wondered what horse tastes like. Thus far, the only two exotic meats I've ever had are venison and alligator (both of which are delicious, btw).
Robin-727694
I agree with you Robin. I will not lie tho, I still eat meat once in a while, but I always feel guilty when I do, because I know an animal had to die. I will eventually become a vegetarian, and meanwhile as I said, I eat meat only once in a while.
Also I used to live in the country, and every year our neighbor would send the calves to the slaughterhouse, well you could hear the cows call their baby for days after, it was heartbreaking.
Look up Temple Grandin, she is an amazing person, and considering she knows she can't stop people from eating meat, she has been doing her best so they suffer the least possible, at least mentally.
When the calves are weaned the cows beller because their udders are full. If you ever breastfed (I did all four of ours) then you would know how uncomfortable it is to be full of milk. That is why the cows are 'calling' their calves to relieve the pressure of full udders.
The calves are seperated from the cows to wean them. Just like every human baby has to quit nursing or being bottlefed. We wean our calves with a fence between the cows and calves as it calms the calf to see their mothers during the weaning process. The cows return to the weaning pen for about 3 days. When there is no longer a calf to promote milk production she 'dries up'. When her udder no longer bothers her, she quits coming back to see the calf. Some cows never come looking and some will return for up to a week.
Also calves don't go to slaughter right off their mothers. They are transfered to another grazing pasture, or depending on the weather season, into a dry lot. They live another year after being weaned. Unless they are held as replacement heifers. Then they are held until the age of two for their first breeding.
Eggspert. Just know that you are talking to a person who has family members who own farms, and who has lived in the country for over 20 years (part of my childhood and then adulthood). Animals DO have feelings in general (if you own a cat or dog or other you should know that) and they DO have maternal instinct just like humans, they simply give up after a while because there is nothing they can do. They are animals biologically just like we are, you sound like you think they are made of paper.
They do feel fear and pain also just like humans.
Also I assure you they generally know they are going to get slaughtered, please do a search for Temple Grandin, she has spent a life trying to make it easier for these poor animals to get through with the least fear possible. She also gives speeches and writes books about autism.
Separation does cause extreme stress on the calf. Here they refer to some milk cows farms where they take the calf away as early as one day after birth.
Ahh,so if a cow is slaughtered for it's meat,it's immoral and disgusting.
But if thousands of mice,moles,ground nesting birds,etc. are killing in the process of farming it's ok?
Maybe you silly veggies are the ones who need to learn where your food comes from.
Yeah, I'm ok with mice being destroyed. Nasty little vermin.
Give Miranda Leitsinger a bonus and a thank you for coming up with a lead-in, (Moo-dini, LOL), that grabbed my attention to what would have otherwise been an ordinary story of an animal that got loose.
sign of the cross+yeah, bless her!. too bad they all cant escape, swim across the river and live out their lives. This is happening more and more with these animals going to slaughter. think they trying to tell us something.
Amen sylviag - just the point I was making.
I pray daily that humans come to their senses and stop this heinousness.
this story makes me want to go out and buy some veal. YUMMM
YUmmm I am going to get some veal for dinner tonight. just to piss off PETA
tom, every time you run into one of these self-righteous vegetarians, just tell 'em:
For every animal you don't eat, I'll eat three.
Why do people act like chimps around people who have compassion for animals? "You're nice to animals? Well, I'm going to be a dick to you now and talk about all the steak I'm gonna eat tonight! Take that, you vegan hippy weirdo!" Try this with anything else: "You're in a wheelchair? Well, I'm going to be a dick to you now and hop up and down in front of you and run back and forth!" or "You like classical music? Well, I'm going to play air guitar at you and rip up this picture of Mozart!" or "You drive a Toyota? Well, I'm going to make racial slurs at you and imitate an Asian person! Take that!"
I think these people are using their aggression to hide the guilt they secretly feel because they're not doing anything to stop cruelty to animals.
Hey Tom and Armando, it has nothing to do with self-righteousness, it has to do with sympathy and empathy. I feel that for humans and animals as well (humans are animals too biologically but that's another story), its not something I can control nor silence, I just feel it. My grand-father was a butcher, and I will never forget that day when he had to go talk to someone at the slaughterhouse, a pig tried to escape, it was obvious he knew something wasn't right and he probably could smell all the blood from the slaughterhouse, his reaction was exactly the same as a human and it was heartbreaking.
Berecca, Anna, believe it or not, I, and most other omnivores, really don't care what anyone puts in their stomach. If you want to be a vegetarian or vegan or a lacto-ovo-triskidekaphobo vegetarian or whatever, go knock yourself out, and don't let anybody stop you.
But there is this strain of self-righteous, Manichean sanctimony that, at times, crosses over into full-blown omnicidal misanthropy in so many vegetarians' posts (certainly not all vegetarians, I hasten to add) that they just ask to be jumped on.
"omnicidal misanthropy" nice! That was the name of my death metal band back in the days.
"Armando" - you do a good job of "jumping" on the subject - no one else is needed! So now that you feel redeemed - go get FAT! Eat a cow you pedantic blabber mouth
You do see the irony here, right? And what did fat people ever do to you?
Rampant, I have five words for you and your equally fanatic vegetarian compatriots:
Chill. It's just the Internet.
" Un beef lieveable"
Good for Moo-dini.
It's disgusting what these poor animals have to endure so that people can have $1.99/lb chopped meat.
I can't believe the animal was given back to the slaughterhouse people to be sent to a farm. I'm suspicious.
You must not be buying it, 'cause it hasn't been $1.99/lb in a looonnnng time.
Over 30 years.
Good job, Robin! I haven't spent one penny on meat or leather in just about 20 years. It's not hard at all to find alternatives to products made from or tested on animals. There are plenty of lists on the internet compiled by vegans who live totally normal lives while contributing very little or not at all to companies that use animal products. One can't expect the whole world to conform to a small population's ideals, but my money certainly isn't going to support practices which I find repulsive.
And somehow, my meat-eating family members and friends never have a problem planting their feet under my table whenever I cook a vegetarian meal.
Berecca
“And somehow, my meat-eating family members and friends never have a problem planting their feet under my table whenever I cook a vegetarian meal.”
Could that be because A food is food and as long as it “sticks to the ribs” and fills you up it really doesn’t matter if it’s meat or vegetables and B they are your friends and family and thus most likely want to spend time with you, thus the choice of food isn’t as important as say going to a resturant
Been around CATTLE - plural for all cows, heifers, steers, bulls - all my life. You could always do what my little old grandmother thought was more ladylike and call it a "gentleman cow"
that's adorable.
McCain and Lieberstein are calling for the U.S. to arm the other cows.
LoL too funny
Chuck, that was a good one!
Would Chcukx be short for ground chuck? Sorry, I couldn't resist due to the story line.
This story makes me want to become a vegan.
This story makes me think "Man, those burgers I made last night were amazing!"
these post give credenbce to the old pyc. saying 8 out of ten humans have the comon sense as a cow, haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Male bovine are either steers or bulls. The steers are neutered. Female bovine are not cows until the calve in which they are called heifers. For inquiring minds!
Looking at this group I suspect nobody asked.
Your mom is still calling for you tomcatfixer.
one escape, many, many more to go! let's hear it for the cows, steers, bulls!
if you ever saw what happens in a slaughterhouse you would not eat beef -- or chicken, or pork, etc.
from someone who lives in Texas....
vegetarian is a better way....
I worked at packing plant long, long, ago. Not only did we get great deals on beef, I never met one person that worked there that did not eat meat.
Whatever little remorse i have about cows being killed disappears when i sink my teeth in a juicy steak.
Vegetarianism is the way to die of culinary boredom.
I've worked in the food production industry, (farming, packaging, service) and that's exactly why I'm vegetarian. I wouldn't put that garbage in my mouth if you paid me! The repulsive activity that goes on in meat packing plants these days is a lot different than what most people think. The cruelty is staggering, but it's nothing compared to the barf-inducing sanitary practices that I witnessed firsthand. So go ahead, tough guy, enjoy that juicy steak. I just hope you never find out what that juice really is. And to add some perspective, maxi-pads are juicy, too.
Good for the cow!
Be funny seeing that steer running through a McDonalds parking lot, people would say they really do have fresh beef.
I stoped eating meat a long time ago It's crazy how many poor animals get slaughtered everyday so people can stuff their faces. I feel much healthier to, these poor animals get injected with harmones which then get ingested by people which gives them cancer. this story should put some light on the fact that animals fear death also and they know what it is. A great man once said a threat to justice anywere is a threat to justice everywhere. This is the age of inlightenment people lets make this a better world!!
these poor animals get injected with harmones (sic) which then get ingested by people which gives them cancer.
That is a complete and utter lie. No-one eats meat with higher than natural levels of hormones.
In nature there are two genders of bovids, cow (female), bull (male). Along comes humans and decide that a mistake was made and adds some confusion to the mix and castrates some bulls. Now you have something not a cow and not a bull you have a steer. Since the castrated bull can now hang out with the cows with out nature taking it course they become part of the herd. If you notice in nature and even in fences the bulls usually stand apart from the herd. Because we cowboys like things simple, and resit the whole idea of castration entirely, we just refer to the herd (cows and steers) as cows. Bulls (real bulls), are, all ways have been, and all ways will be Bulls. Yippy Ky Ya.
If it weren't for meat and potato's I'd starve,I have found few good tasting vegetables.
chick fillet will have to come in , and cover for this massive lost !!!!!
republicans or just plain greedy,
Chicken filet? Oh NO!!! That means a return to the Concentration Coops for one and all, even Henny Penny!
regarding your name- republicans ARE just plain greedy...and murderous too.