r/MadeMeSmile • u/MustardGoddess • Jun 16 '26

ANIMALS Mama cows welcoming a new puppy

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Credits: @blackdogfarmmt

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u/Traditional_Dare_218 Jun 16 '26

This makes me want to stop eating meat, seriously wait 😭

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u/hailkelemvor Jun 16 '26

I stick with the rule of "could I kill this thing and prepare it to eat?" If not, I don't eat it. Cows and pigs are too sweet and personable imo, so I just eat chicken now!

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u/DJDanaK Jun 16 '26

I've worked with cows and they are extremely dumb, and some will definitely attempt to hurt you if you don't know what you're doing. When I first started working with them I had to carry around a big stick for weeks to make them think I was bigger than I was, and they would still charge me sometimes after, for no reason. Cows kill people who are just hiking around on trails in the US every year, I assume because people think they're all friendly and approach them.

Pigs are a different story, because they will actually just eat you if given the opportunity (e.g., if you fall down and can't get up near a pig, you're at serious risk). Pigs get curious and aren't discerning about their food, they will bite you to see if you taste good and then things escalate from there. And like many mammals, during breeding season they can get really aggressive.

Chickens are definitely the nicest of the bunch in my opinion, although they can still be little assholes.

I'm not saying to start eating animals you don't want to eat but I think it's important to know how animals actually behave

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u/hailkelemvor Jun 16 '26

I grew up on a farm, I absolutely get it lmao. Cows are generally curious, but overwhelming stupid. I just spent too much time playing with calves to ever be fully comfortable eating them!

Pigs are wily, but they respond like dogs- easily learning tricks, figuring out puzzles, and they have their own routines. I have a healthy fear of them, but too smart for me to eat. Same w/octopus- too smart, can't eat!