Farms downsize with miniature cows


	Farms downsize with miniature cows
CrazyRedHead
5-24-2009 10:06 AM
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5-24-2009 8:02 PM
tanyamm
And to think, people used to keep them as pets. Now they're food. What other pets are next?
5-25-2009 1:48 AM
merrie
That's just wrong for people to eat the pets. No way could I slaughter and then EAT a cow that had a companion to me.
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