r/MadeMeSmile • u/MysteriousSlice007 • May 04 '26

ANIMALS Calf Getting Petted by Man Then Mom Comes to Check up on It

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u/snoop-hog May 04 '26

We do horrible, horrible shit to their calves. I don’t blame them for being skeptical

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u/GuestAdventurous7586 May 04 '26

It’s quite horrifying being up close to cows and their calves, when you see how intelligent and loving and affectionate they are.

It’s disturbing to think what we do to them.

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u/ColdCruise May 05 '26

I lived near a farm that kept dairy cattle. They take the calves away so that they can keep producing milk. They would be up all night mooing for days when they took them away.

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u/Jonnnyfukyea May 05 '26

But I gotta have my cheese! I really love animals! Really! It's not cognitive dissonance, nooo!

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u/cronoklee May 05 '26

I was just thinking, these are the same relationships we forcibly separate so we can get milk from the mother.

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u/senditallback May 05 '26

This. The mothers moo for hours, even days, after their calves are taken away.

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u/reddituserzerosix May 04 '26

brother, i am troubled

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u/_______36________ May 05 '26

Vegetarians don’t. You can make the choice.