Farmer kills 51 cows and then kills himself

[LoveMyDogs]

They died before their time, but died the same way they would have when they stopped producing. There is no retirement home for dairy cows.

As an animal lover I think that is just awful.:shakehead:

 

[OrdinaryLife]

The man was a dairy farmer and it sounds like it was his life. His pride and passion. Personally, I wonder if he was in financial straights (as many, many farmers are and have been for years) and simply could not consider selling off what he owned to banking institutions.

If anyone has any farmers within their own family, they would understand where I'm coming from. Cut this poor man some slack. And, for what it's worth, once a cow cannot be bred anymore for milk, she is shipped "off". They are not pets.

imvho

 

[Gozgals]

This is one strange and bizarre case. Why did he have to kill the animals? I find it so disturbing. I really don't feel it was not to burden his friends and family. I have to go more with a personality disorder, mood disorder or some type of problem in this area. I am just thankful he did not kill his family when he went on his rampage. Why can't these people just take their own lives and leave it at that?



Goz

 

[Boyz_Mum]

Prayers for the family of Mr Pierson.

 

[luthersmama]

As an animal lover I think that is just awful.:shakehead:

If your dogs are eating "meat and meat by-products" they are probably eating former dairy cows, among other things.

 

[PeteyGirl]

Really! Who even THINKS to kill the COWS??

It's pure unadulterated farmer-think. It makes perfect sense if you think like a dairy farmer. In his twisted suicidally depressed thinking, he knew they would suffer very much after his death. And he's absolutely right.

Heavy milkers that go unmilked for even 12 hours will swell up with milk and engorge. Then comes mastitis, sepsis and a slow nasty death. By the time people figured out what to DO after he died, with these cows, for many of them it would be too late. Their udders would be so engorged they may not be able to be milked. These are genetically "engineered" to be heavy milkers, perhaps 13 gallons of milk a day. Abrupt cessation of milking is deadly to these critters.

And a milk cow who loses her milk is useless. Who would take them? How many cow rescues are there for retired and probably sickened, suffering cows?

He was thinking clearly. About everything except his own life, that is

 

[LoveMyDogs]

It's pure unadulterated farmer-think. It makes perfect sense if you think like a dairy farmer. In his twisted suicidally depressed thinking, he knew they would suffer very much after his death. And he's absolutely right.

Heavy milkers that go unmilked for even 12 hours will swell up with milk and engorge. Then comes mastitis, sepsis and a slow nasty death. By the time people figured out what to DO after he died, with these cows, for many of them it would be too late. Their udders would be so engorged they may not be able to be milked. These are genetically "engineered" to be heavy milkers, perhaps 13 gallons of milk a day. Abrupt cessation of milking is deadly to these critters.

And a milk cow who loses her milk is useless. Who would take them? How many cow rescues are there for retired and probably sickened, suffering cows?

He was thinking clearly. About everything except his own life, that is

BBM

Not enough but thankfully there are some kind-hearted people that do run farm animal sanctuaries.

 

[Memo30]

The Morning the Milking Was Finished NY Times

I grew up on a milk farm & just noticed this story in an old Star Tribune from that time.

 

[SeesSeas]

The Morning the Milking Was Finished NY Times

I grew up on a milk farm & just noticed this story in an old Star Tribune from that time.

Here's a link that works:
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/04/nyregion/04towns.html
The Morning the Milking Was Finished
FEB. 3, 2010