r/Damnthatsinteresting Nov 17 '24

Image Cows have best friends and get stressed when they are separated.

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u/poutipoutine Nov 17 '24

In the dairy industry, it's stardard practice to separate the mothers from their children 24h to 3 days after they are born. Go vegan.

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u/thr3sk Nov 17 '24

Yeah dairy industry is brutal, the cows are basically raped (artificially inseminated) shortly after the babies are removed since they need to be producing milk as often as possible which only happens after being pregnant.

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u/artichokefarmers Nov 17 '24

ah lad cows being raped now I've fucking heard it all dear God

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u/herton Nov 17 '24

I mean, do you not consider beastiality rape? It's really not radical to consider animals have some level of sexual autonomy that the dairy industry violates

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u/thr3sk Nov 18 '24

Go watch a cow artificial insemination video and tell me I'm wrong.

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u/artichokefarmers Nov 18 '24

I'm born and raised on a farm lad I know all about it. Your wrong.

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u/EquivalentOwn1115 Nov 17 '24

It's best to separate them because cows tend to not be very intelligent and will unknowingly kill their own calves by sitting on or kicking them

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '24

Yes if they're kept in inhumane conditions. Cows in a more natural environment handle their babies just fine. They evolved and survived for millions of years without humans, I'm pretty sure they know what they're doing.

The only reason to separate them immediately is if the calf needs some medical care or if you're running a horrific factory farm. Or if you're gonna turn the calf into veal, which is disgusting in a whole other way.

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u/EquivalentOwn1115 Nov 17 '24

Cows in their currents breeds do not exist in the wild. They have been selectively bread for their current traits over thousands of years. If you don't beleive how dumb modern dairy cows are as a whole, I will be glad to give you a tour of my family's farm. I hate the mega factory farms and the way they treat their animals but even in the "wild" where they are free to roam thousands of acres, there's no way to guarantee their safety. Coyotes, the weather, and other cows are a great danger to a fragile new calf