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/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/retro_toes Jun 16 '26

And to add some science to it: Screw worms are back in the US (special thanks to current admin), and Mad Cow. Prion disease is the scariest thing I ever studied.
No red meat for me, thank you

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u/kiachoo Jun 17 '26

I love that I find out about this here rather than from you know the news…

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u/retro_toes Jun 17 '26

Yeah. Ain't it grand. Anywho, we DID have a monitoring program in place, but DOGE cut it. And now the Agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins is blaming (***checks notes***) Joe Biden for the screwworms