Breeding cows in today’s modern agriculture are very abused animals who are constantly kept pregnant and their babies taken away either shortly after birth or just a few months later. They suffer intensely by the separation and they grieve much like a human mother would do. However, this article tells the story of Granny, a breeding cow who ends up in a sanctuary and delivers a calf whom she is allowed to keep forever.
Cows and other animals are endowed with strong motherly and nurturing instincts. By not allowing these loving mothers to nurture and take care of their babies we cause them both much pain and suffering, and we also go against God’s intentions since it’s Him/Her who created them to have a tight bond with their babies.
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