Why am I free and they are not?

I took a trip out to Novato, CA today.  Um, not really the Vegan mecca of the world. Actually not much of anything of interest out there. Sorry Novato friends, no offense. There was a small historic area. A museum I wouldn't mind going into next time, however the only next time would be to rescue the thousands of bovines out there. It was a very meat and dairy kind of place. In search of food I saw tons of Mexican restaurants. I went into one to see if their rice was made with chicken broth. It took a lot of misunderstandings to communicate with them but the answer was finally resolved at YES. So I ended up at a Indian restaurant. They understood me with one try to ask which items did not have dairy or meat in them. The food was pretty good. But I can guarantee there were no vegan cupcakes in this town. Although I did see a Whole Foods. It almost looked out of place with all the farms.

I want to share with you some of my pictures I took of these lovely bovines. I'm not a bovine expert though I hope to be someday, but I think these were all young Holstein cows. Please someone correct me if I'm wrong.

When I got out of the car and walked up to the barbed wire fence these beauties stared at me. I said a small prayer for them because I knew their fate. They know their fate.

One was right at the fence.

My heart just ached for her. She couldn't get much closer to the fence than she already was. And I'm pretty sure she was saying, "Okay friends, my ride is here, see you later." And believe me if I could of fit her in my car I would have. Well that and if I had wire cutters.

And this gorgeous bovine says, "I AM NOT A NUMBER, I AM A LIVING CREATURE LIKE YOU THAT CRIES FOR MY MOMMY, since she was taken away from me, THAT ACHES ALL THE TIME from having forced pregnancies over and over and who gets injected with all kinds of evil things. THAT WOULD BE HAPPIER if it wasn't up to a stupid human to tell me when I have to die."

I was pleased that the cows had lots of land to roam around. I was pleased they were not standing in knee deep shit. But we all know once these cows stop making money for the farmers they are good as dead. And that is not okay with me.

That far away look makes me wonder what she is thinking. Perhaps she is hopeful for freedom.

How anyone has the heart to break up a bond such as Mother and Child, friend and friend is incomprehensible to me. Though I could not capture on film exactly what the cow on the right was doing I think you can sense the bond. She was grooming her friend on the left. The cow on the left seemed to need comfort. She walked over to the cow on the right, bowed her head and the other started licking her. Perhaps telling her, "One day all will be right with the world. Just hang in there a little while longer."

And the two friends stood side by side for the duration of my time there. I wonder if they will be slaughtered together.

Really how could anyone want to participate in the suffering of bovines by consuming dairy? Let alone meat, leather, whey, casein, gelatin, stearic acid, and a whole heap of other things.

There are so many alternatives out there, that putting a cow through so much torture is unnecessary.  

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