Cattle in the Frosty Meadow
By Jackie Money
@olliesmum (828)
Norwich, England
September 19, 2019 9:59am CST
We had the first slight frost of the autumn the other morning. Although I know it heralds the long, cold winter days but there's something quite special about the first frost.
I managed to catch these beautiful, gentle creatures grazing quietly trying to find a blade of grass or two that didn't resemble an ice lolly!
Sadly, Hillside Animal Sanctuary no longer rents this land so these poor gentle souls will be going to slaughter probably before we get to November. Thankfully I won't be eating them as I don't eat meat or dairy!
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
19 Sep 19
@olliesmom That is a beautiful photo. How sad to think of them no longer being there.
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
21 Sep 19
@olliesmum It is such a shame that they have no idea what kindness could mean to them.
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@olliesmum (828)
• Norwich, England
19 Sep 19
It's like a factory conveyor belt. They're put on the meadow for about three months, then they disappear only to be replaced by another small herd. It's because I fell in love with the cattle that grazed there last year and for several years before that who were owned by a local animal sanctuary, that I decided I could no longer eat meat or dairy. The sanctuary animals used to return year after year and always recognised me as a friend. As soon as they'd been placed in the meadow they'd gallop across to say hello. The poor things you see in the photo don't even seem to recognise that humans can be kind - they keep their distance.
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@olliesmum (828)
• Norwich, England
22 Sep 19
@HazySue I won't give up. I'll be there for them right up until the day they go to the slaughterhouse.
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@olliesmum (828)
• Norwich, England
19 Sep 19
I just console myself with the fact that I'm not going to be eating them!
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@olliesmum (828)
• Norwich, England
21 Sep 19
We can now look forward to three or four months of them!
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@olliesmum (828)
• Norwich, England
19 Sep 19
I've named myself a pescevegan! I don't eat meat or dairy but I do eat fish from time to time provided it's not farmed.
