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Cows With Holes Directly To Their Stomachs

January 20, 2009 in aaaahh, animals, biology, cows, damn, food, grass grass and more grass, grody, gross, holy smokes, honey - i found your ring!, huh?, interesting, mmmm, moo, nasty, omgwtfbbq, questionable, science, wow, wtf is that!, wtf!, zomg

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And I'm not talking about their mouths either! Or assholes. I'm talking hole holes, like, holy shit(!), that cow has a freaking hole in it!

These cows have been given a fistula, a hole directly into the stomach that scientists can reach into and study to see how certain foods get digested. Through this kind of work, better food can be concocted and studies into stomach cancer and other problems can be conducted. Although it looks inhumane, the cows don't seem to mind.

*HORF* You know, now that I think about it, I think they had a cow like this at Virginia Tech when I was there. Of course, I never saw it because I wasn't allowed anywhere near the animal husbandry department. Funny story -- did you know sheep can file restraining orders?

Hit the jump for some even more disturbing imagery.

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HOLY COW! [slightlywarped]

Thanks to MLou, who can unscrew her bellybutton.

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  • Funny thing about this is that I remember seeing this video when i was in probably 4th grade or so...  I thought it was awesome!  Cows seem to be doing just fine.  I have an idea... let's take all of these bleeding hearts down here that are crying for the cows saying that we should do this to humans instead and let's put fistulas in them!.. or their family members and loved ones.  YA!!! THEN we'll be getting some research done without hurting an animal that is being raised to be eaten anyways.  i'm a flippin genius... who wants to go first?!?

  • I will try to explain why this is wrong without freaking out. 

    There is a hole in a living being. 

    The image of the child reaching in is especially disturbing. There has to be a less invasive way to accomplish the supposed goal. This only teaches and reinforces that 'lesser' creatures are only to be used and not respected as a life form. I love ribs as much as the next guy, but I don't agree with inhumane treatment. 

  • Sophie Rose

    would you like to have a hole in your body?? coming from your stomach and then when someone wants to put their hand in your stomach because they are curious to see how you digest, (saying that they do this for the cows, i never heard such stupid excuses in my life) you will feel how horrible it is! don't animals suffer enough being tortured, experimented on and slaughtered everyday because somehow damn humans took control of this damn world! If it helps to find out about cancer then why don't they do it to people instead????  I don't think anyone would agree to that! they only do it to cows, just because they can. if cows do not feel nothing, doesn't make it ok. it's wrong!

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