Can Livestock be a Pet?
December 5th 2009 17:47
In high school, I had a teacher who lived on a farm as a child, and had pet livestock, that eventually would become dinner, But, that's just not everyone and every farmer or land owner. In some cases, people just like to have a few sheep running around the yard.
I know a gentleman that has a horse, a handful of chickens, a few roosters, 5 sheep, and a few peacocks, as pets. I've never seen him gather the eggs, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't. He sheers the sheep every year, but doesn't use the wool for money. These are his pets, and he spends time caring for them just like he does his two dogs.
In one cases, he told his son that he was going to get rid of the dog because the dog had killed a few of the chickens. Well, he ended up keeping the dog, just taught him not to chase or kill the chickens.
There are animal shows where you can take you sheep or goat an compete for best in show and other competitions. Just like horses can race and run agility courses.
Just because an animal is commonly found on the dinner table, it doesn't mean that someone doesn't treat theirs like you treat your pet dog.
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