mycatsmom
And it's kinda Neanderthal the way he delivers calfs, if the mother cow is having trouble. He attaches a chain to the calfs ankles, and a ratchet, and pulls and ratchets them out and lets them fall on the floor.
4 Answers
Vinny
I have read this before, not of this guy but as normal procedure. I think this is how they do it. Pulling the calf out by the ankles i would think is the humane way to help the mother considering all the discomfort she may be in during a troubled delivery. I think what makes it sound so bad is your describing the tool used. Sounds medieval and like a torture device. Kinda like 'The doctor performing surgery took a knife and sliced the patient open and cut his guts with a scissor and a visegrip to control the blood.'
Sounds terrible but that's what they do.
| 9 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
nomdeplume
When I worked in Oz I made friends with an old Aboriginal guy who had worked as a jackaroo (farmhand). He told me how he used to castrate lambs with his teeth!
| 9 years ago. Rating: 3 | |
JDB
As far as I can remember ( we're talking 30 years ago) we never gave farm animals anything for castrating them. Just cut them put some power on em and let them go. Lambs /sheep get rubber bands around there balls till they dry up and fall off. As far as the calf & mom you can loose both pretty easy if something goes wrong I don't think thats unusual. To pull them out. Heck when my daughter was born by C section they pulled her out with something like a big channel lock.. She came out just a hollering at em...
| 9 years ago. Rating: 3 | |
jhharlan
I've never heard of him but I am glad. I would write a letter to protest his actions. He must be good at something to be on the air.....
| 9 years ago. Rating: 2 | |
