What a great story! Your link doesn't take you directly to it. I think this one does:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne_(cow)

I am going to read ALL about her now!

And it's a MOVIE too!

Cow on The Run
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne_(cow)



Oh I am so glad you told us about this! I really want to see this movie now! They say it will be out next year?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity...itive-cow.html

Breaking moos - Yvonne captured lol!

Hi Lynn
believe me, they are really very friendly
my dad was visiting me the very first time there, getting to know them and also as a stranger, they were the same friendly to him
not shy, just curious as cows always are and friendly

the only thing...!!!

...don't mind "kisses" of your Bernese
BUT! mind "kisses" of a cow!!!

they are soooo slimy, afterwards you really need a shower!

but actually nothing better than licking a cow your calves/legs, arms...
their tongues are that rough, you never could get a more naturally peeling for to get a soft skin!

I can believe that - they once licked the fresh paint finish off one of my boats while it was moored up lol!

I woke to the boat rocking dramatically and there were these cows on the bank licking away at it and I was too scared to get off the boat!

ahhh, thanks, I did see, my copy of that link didn't get the last ")" which was missed

but so nice you like that story
it really went on for weeks and came everyday in the news

they even tried to get her with an young bull called Ernst
but ont once he could impress her

then in the media they said, well, Yvonne is simply not a stupid cow!

just can imagine

yet I didn't know about there was making even a movie about
but really nice! wanna see it tooooooo!!!!

but that pic of her is so sadly
so thin and she even lost one horn at her escape
can you see it bleeding? it wont grow back
but at least she is secure now
think she really has deserved that now
(certainly made and still makes more money by her escape and story about, than just to get slaughtered! )

You can imagine and I will never forget lol!

Moored up not far from Addlestone when we had NT moorings on the Wey.

Well over 20 years ago and I can SEE THOSE COWS NOW! All in a row licking my boat to death! Laughing at me!

but aint right those memories are the best you can have?
(beside of nicer ones of course )
as lond as you can smile, or even laugh afterwards about...
me thinks, they are just filling up our lives

...before we all once have to go

Malpeki, with a bit of luck maybe you can convert your OH and he too will realise what fantastic creatures cows are.

All animals have the capacity to be loving and gentle, all it takes is kindness.

I've just looked through your photos again and that first one set me off crying. I see your cattle are so loved and cared for and then think of all the other poor 'meat creatures' who have never been shown any love or kindness in their very short lives from anyone and have only known abuse and suffering.
It's not their fault they were born a cow, pig or sheep instead of a dog or cat.

I don't usually get upset anymore when I see cruelty, I have seen too many online videos which I've been sent from various animal welfare organisations that now I just get so damn angry and my hatred for certain members of the human species grows. but people like you restore my faith that some humans actually do care.