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9 05 2008We have needs, we play, we love, we get bored or scared and we have friends, so, please, don’t consider us just “dinner”.
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I like cows. I have fed them, bred them, raised them, and ridden them. I’ve also tipped them, and if you don’t know what cow-tipping is, you’ve obviously never been a bored teenager in the midwest US. But they are dinner. They are mammals, with all that that entails, and they are also tasty when slow roasted and nicely seasoned. I did not grow up a Hindu, and did grow up understanding the food chain. While cows ARE beautiful, they are livestock whose ultimate destiny is my plate, and where I’m from PETA is an acronym for “People for the Eating of Tasty Animals”. You can be offended by that all you care to, but it will not change the fact that I will eat steak & be robust and healthy, while making fun of pale, weak, submissive, whiny vegetarians.
I only partially agree with Tico; while I do believe that since we are animals, and animals eat other animals, cows can be thought of as food. But they are also living beings, and if they are to give us life with their bodies, we should respect them and take care of them while they are alive. No cattle farms with tiny stalls! No steroids! Happy cows give the best milk and the best meat! If we can’t give them that, then we should consider eating a little more soy for pete’s sake.
Tico, are you trying to inspire people to hate you?! Just like you, I did not grow up in the Hindu religion and I did grow up understanding the food chain. That’s why I’m going to find you and eat you. I’m a smarter animal than you so that makes me more important and it also means that I can trap you easily before killing you because you will trust me. Furthermore, I’m sure you will be a tasty dish, because, just like the livestock you enjoy, you describe yourself as “robust and healthy” as opposed to some “submissive, whiny, vegetarian” and that sounds like some worthwhile meat to me! Just kidding, I’m vegan…and you’re an idiot!
Have a nice day!
Silly people arguing over whether cows are too pleasant to be thought of merely as food. One does not need to look down on, or spite that which you consume. Hindus don’t like eating cattle because they consider them a relatively high form of life. But look at Catholics… they consider God the highest (life/existence manifest, the “I am” if you will) and they are perfectly willing to eat Him. Who said that smarter are better forms of life always consume lower? It not uncommonly happens the other way around, humans have been eaten.
I suggest a change in attitude, respecting and caring for cows doesn’t have to mean you wont eat them. Besides which, if you do eat them they literally become part of you, would you belittle that which will become you? The theologians tell us that the body is a temple, made in the image of God, thus all that goes into it has a certain sacredness, and we should treat that which will become our bodies with the same care, and dare I say it love, that we treat our bodies.
“http://www.petv.org/” says ‘If it hasn’t got a face, don’t eat it.
Cows look good - they look better on my plate!
Oh, I won’t consider them just “diner”. I might consider them just DINNER. Unless I walk into a restaurant run by cows, I’m pretty sure I’m not going to consider them diner.
I am not a vegetarian, I need meat to function. I do however wish that animals used for food were treated better than they are these days. I don’t like the idea that animals are penned up in unsanitary conditions, fed antibiotics to keep from getting sick from said unsanitary conditions etc…
If something has to die for me to eat at least let it have a decent life until that point. Let it roam outside, in the sun. Let it breathe fresh air, and play, and run. Cage free/free range/cruelty free is the way to go.
Be respectful of the creature that provides nourishment for you.
Twenty bucks says that Tico being “robust and healthy” means obese with clogged arteries. You don’t have to worship cows or be a PETA nut to realize eating animals is unethical. We revolt at the idea of eating a cat or dog because we identify with them. We are around them and know they have personality and emotions. How is a cow or chicken any different? Even if you have no problem killing another creature, you should at least care about how those animals are treated. They already have a death sentence, they shouldn’t have to spend what life they have in a small cage or suffering abusive cruelty. If that still is not reason enough consider the sustainability on the amount of meat consumed. World hunger could literally be ended by eating less meat. It takes many many pounds of grain to make 1 pound of meat. Farms are no longer the quaint green pastures. They have all be overrun by super farms that pack the animals into much smaller ratio of space, so much so that the environment cannot keep up. The ground water anywhere around many pig farms is now toxic. The small spaces and selective breeding have stripped most animals of natural immune systems, so they are ripe for epidemic viral strains that could decimate them and also cross over to humans. (think bird flu) But if you are so self absorbed that all of that means nothing to you, then consider the personal benefits health benefits of not eating meat. Its proven that you will live longer, and be significantly less likely to get cancer or heart disease (the 2 biggest killers). And if you consider obesity a ‘disease’, I have yet to meet an obese vegetarian. But I do meet alot of fat, obnoxious, dumb as a brick, hicks like Tico who laugh every time they tell that sad old PETA joke for the thousandth time.
i think to have a good opinion on this you have to grow up on a dairy farm/work on a farm. i cannot see them as beautiful. stupid yes. beautiful, not so much. and yes we butcher on the farm. no suffering is involved and yes i enjoy eating meat. i just can’t see being a vegetarian, this is just how we are. humans enjoy meat like many other mammals. nothing against vegetarians but i personally can’t do it.
To Tico
“it will not change the fact that I will eat steak & be robust and healthy, while making fun of pale, weak, submissive, whiny vegetarians”
haha….assumptions assumptions , why is it people always assume that vegetarians or vegans are pale/weak/submissive/whiny, etc.
well this vegan is far from that and my fist would probably teach you otherwise.
but me being a vegan and a person at peace with my SELF and peaceful physically towards others, i wouldn’t do that. but lets not go making assumptions that i havnt done that…but hey that was in the past when i ate meat
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Great collection of photos. I enjoyed this. Reminded me of growing up in the country. Thanks.
& God said man shall rule over all of the other animals, and be fruitful, and multiply ……..
Cute photos.
One of the great things about being human is that we can choose what we eat - we don’t need to rely on a handful of sources. That means that if people want to eat meat then most certainly they can. If people are uninterested or offended by the idea, well we have many ways to provide the same nutrition to those people.
Many animals are treated cruelly and I do not advocate that behavior. I think we need to treat everything on earth with respect. However, I do personally think it is foolish for someone to claim it is “unethical” to eat meat. I would challenge that person to define ethics - and I can almost guarantee that person would be wrong.
We all have a right to choose what we eat and deal with the consequences thereof.
I am all for the humane treatment of cattle they taste better and the meat is not stringy compared to penned up abused ones. Same for any livestock I raised and slaughtered free range chickens with my father as for the whole idea of eating another person it depends on wether there is enough rations left in the plane crash and which passenger is the fattest likely they”ll be the first to be eaten. I have even eaten dog, horse, buffalo, kangaroo, ostrich, emu, deer, and once even mistaken a kiwi bird for the fruit to its unfortunate surprise when I started peeling it.
we are by nature omnivores eating just meat or just vegetables is not healthy for our species meats provide necessary protiens for the brain which help maintain mental health and vegetables provide needed fiber for the body to maintain physical health our evolution led to this balance if all we ever did was eat meat we’d have only sharp teeth like our incisors and if all we ever ate was vegetables all our teeth would be molars
“& God said man shall rule over all of the other animals, and be fruitful, and multiply ……”
I wonder if the key word here is “fruitful”? Hmm….
Whatever the reasons, biblical, cultural or biological, the fact is that the lives AND deaths of these animals are entirely in our hands (some might say PLACED in our hands if you believe in that whole man’s divine right thing). So how these animals live AND die, reflect greatly on US. Me personally, I want as little to do as possible with the meat manufacturing industry where the vilest acts are committed for profit. A single person (in the U.S.) eats 75% more meat than the average person did in the 50’s thanks to unnaturally stimulated appetites created by mass media. I wonder if the bible meant for us to keep animals in pens and continuously birthing through artificial insemination because we can’t get enough of all that yummy flesh animals can produce.
when it all comes down to it, cows dieing in cages and not living a happy life being free does not affect any of you. it will never effect you. the only thing that is effecting you is the chemical imbalanced affections you have with cows. theres still 3rd world people living all there lives worse off then these heifers chewing cud ever do.
… just saying the worlds gunna end they same way no matter what, so why do you care about cows?
& God said man shall rule over all of the other animals, and be fruitful, and multiply ……..
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WRONG.
God said “dominion” which means caretaker, NOT ruler. We are supposed to care for this planet, not rule it. Why do you think your doctor is called “domino”….it’s not because he’s white and covered with spots. He’s supposed to care for you. That’s the part we as humans forget. Sure, we can eat animals, but we shouldn’t treat them badly before we do. We should keep them clean, healthy and happy.
Happy cows produce better meat and milk…..ask any REAL farmer who actually interacts with his animals.
This is a lovely collection of pictures in service of a good cause.
Why eat these nice cows, when we can be perfectly healthy and happy not doing so? It makes me sad to look into their eyes and know that there are people who want to slaughter and roast them.
i don’t have an educated, religious, or moral opinion about eating beef…i love a good cheeseburger, i know we have incisors for a reason….but it just not seem to be the right thing to do (for me) anymore.
Wonderful photographs. Incidentally, Cow Tipping has nothing to do with age or boredom level, it is directly related to being an arse-hole.
Some of the strongest people in the world were vegetarians.
Eating animals is bad for the economy. It creates tremendous waste, and it isn’t sustainable.
Blech.
I’m living in Korea right now and they have cats and dogs as pets and then when they get old enough they eat them. I tried dog soup just the other day and it was really delicious! Two weeks ago I was in Japan and I ate a horse. Not the whole thing of course, but it was raw and very tasty. Tonight I am having a live octopus, again, I like the way it struggles when your ripping off it’s rubbery legs. I also don’t care if I live another 10 years when I’m ninety, my goal in life is to enjoy it and be happy. Meat tastes good, marijuana makes me high, and I like fishing. Eating grass is cool if thats your thing, good for you if you like tofu. JoeShmoe should do what makes him happy and not be so preachy, lead by example if you think your so holy and mind your own business otherwise.
Also, all you hippies realize that these cows would probably have rather existed than not at all, and if you are arguing for a vegan diet you know how many cows there would be around to take pictures with beautiful girls with…? ZERO 0 zip nada, no more cows
hey Tico if you REALLY grew up around cows you would know better than to think you could go cow tipping……..cows are kinda mean when you push them over, or when they feel threatened like someone walking up to them that they dont easily recognize, im sure youd be dead………..unless you grew up around braindead cows. props to the amazing cow pics love cows and respect people who do and do not eat them.
Reading all these brain-dead comments makes me realize it doesn’t matter what you eat - morons will be morons.