Edit @ Holy - You grew up in a different place. Don't judge till you've been there. I can assure there were probably a dozen things you did as a child that I would find stupid or cruel or unnecessary. The diff between the midwest and the west coast are as different as NYC and Paris.
You once got mad at me for me telling to dont do sometime (ie make fun of depression), now you're telling me don't judge something. Can you say hypocrite?
I know I don't live in a place with cows anywhere near it, but I have lots of family (family in norway, idaho, etc) that has, and that's where I get my judgement about it. Actually my grandparents had a ranch which I spent a lot of time on growing up.... I know I dont have the most knowledge on it, but I have enough to give an opinion if I choose to.
Cows CAN get hurt from cow tipping. Humans CAN get hit from falling down. Someone in my family fell down and was hurt so badly they had a stroke. Yeah... they were old. But can you really be sure that every cow that people tip over is healthy and young, and therefore it won't hurt them?
Actually, you should look up the word HYPCRITE. Because you apparently don't know what it means. I would be a hypocrite if I said "I shouldn't tell people what to do" and then i told you what to do. What I said was "YOU shouldn't tell ME what to do". And you know what? I still tand by that statement. Thereby, making me NOT a hypocrite.
It does mean I have double standards. In fact, often times I have tripple and quadrouple standards.
And I wasn't doubting your experience with Cattle.... I was doubting your comments about the boredom of people. You seriously underappreciate the culture of some places where there isn't anything to do but run around in the fields and goof off. When you're 12, tormenting live stock sounds entertaining. Don't judge people who grew up in rural settings by the same standards you judge people you grew up with in CA.
I'm not talking about being malicious and TRYING to hurt animals here. It's just kids being kids.
Edit @ Pete
That is one of the sadest pieces of "research" I have ever seen. You linked me to three sites with side comments from people who give no background, no evidence and are CLEARLY not scientific or educational sites. Those are sites run by RANDOM guy.
The opinions of those three websites are no more valid to me than YOUR own 3rd hand acount of a client of your step fathers.
I am giving you FIRST HAND accounts that I have NEVER seen a cow fall over and become seriously injured. I am not saying it is IMPOSSIBLE. I am disputing that it is LIKELY. Because, clearly, it isn't.
As for your comment about cows being naturally top heavy, you should do some more of your "research" on the topic of beef cattle and the heavy use of growth hormones in the beef industry. It is a pretty big controversy right now not only because of the health of hte cattle but also the health of the consumers.
Cattle are grown to be large and ungainly specifically for a higher meat content. They are not NATURALLY like that.
