We Show 20 Reasons Why Cows Should Be Petted, Not Farmed (20 Pics)

Often horses with broken legs are put down because, without extensive and extremely expensive care (including slings to keep them off the broken leg and to keep the other legs and joints not suffering permanently from having to take all the weight) they can still end up suffering terribly and end up permanently disabled. And some horses will just entirely freak out once they come out of any needed surgery and end up severely injuring themselves in the resulting panic. It's really sad, but sometimes it's the kindest thing to do. Some horses, however, survive the experience just fine and end up having good lives. It's not a one-size-fits-all situation.

Nima Sanctuary rescues them. We offer the best veterinary care possible. They are beloved pets to us, not slaughter material.

Most of the time they are, depending of how much milk they can produce or if they have any other problems (like ageing)

Not necessarily. If the break was surgically doable we did it. What a lot of people don’t realise is that one of the most common complication from being in the sling and plaster is loss of circulation to the leg even with the best of physio and care. Once that happens they usually have to be put down because they can’t live with an amputation

Dairy farm I grew up on I only saw one case where a cow had temporarily abandoned her calf but never a real abandonment. This instance we were collecting the calf as it had been born in a field and the mother came charging towards us bellowing at the top of her voice. She was frantic for her calf. Her first as well so she was a very young mother.

So why comment at all.......

So you're sayin'... "Some animals are more equal than others"...?

These are rescue animals.

Ear tags are vital for keeping track of medical records. If you were having a veterinarian check on your animals which would be easier: Trying to explain which of the numerous similar-looking cows is "Lulubelle" or, that cow 5567 is the one with the issue?

Could’ve been a resuce, sometimes livestock need ear tags to be moved ect

You know, the same reason you microchip and collar a cat.

lol!!!

They're wonderfully curious.

That must have been quite an experience!

From my understanding (correct me if I'm wrong), I've learned that it's not that simple though. Dairy cows are forced to get pregnant as soon as possible, so that they will continuously provide excessive milk, resulting in udder infections anyway. It's very painful, and too expensive for many farmers too bother with, so instead they will be sent off to meat farms where they suffer the rest of there journey until brutally killed (NOT with a bullet to the head in all cases...). To give you an idea of how miserably many dairy cows are treated, they're normally supposed to live a healthy 20 years. Dairy cows will live 3.

Just spreading awareness, in case that seemed depressing... ha, which frankly it kinda is lol... it's why I wanted to share it though... and correct me if I'm misinformed! I'm doing some on the scene research at some local dairy farms soon!

What we can change is the environment they live in

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This is what cracks me up about vegan nutters. I mean, the vegans are essentially wanting to carry out genocide on domesticated animals, no wait they can all live in their back yard. Hilarious.

Unfortunately no one seems to consider the fact of why they're producing so much milk in the first place. It's because they're being artificially inseminated every year (aka as soon as possible). It takes a painful physical toll on there bodies, and they're likely to get utter infections anyway. They live short painful lives :(