by Karin L. | Apr 30, 2020 | Ruminations Blog
Funny thing: Have you ever stopped to wonder about whether most people even know what a ruminant is, what it does, or even what it contributes to this planet? I know, it’s an odd question to even ask—let alone cross a person’s mind—but it bears thinking about when...
by Karin L. | Feb 29, 2020 | Ruminations Blog
This post deals with explicit sexual details that some may find disturbing. Reader’s discretion is advised. The “sexual violation” of cows that many an animal activist argues against–some more vehemently than others–involves regular use...
by Karin L. | Jan 11, 2020 | Ruminations Blog
I’m confused. I thought cows were supposed to be some sort of colloquial term encapsulating all bovines, but then I get this meme telling me to, “go vegan,” after reading about how beef steers get raped and children murdered to produce milk for...
by Karin L. | Jul 25, 2019 | Ruminations Blog
Recently in the news, there was some video footage captured of a bison bull tossing a nine-year-old child into the air at Yellowstone National Park. She sustained some injuries according to some of the news reports but otherwise is physically fine. Mentally though, I...
by Karin L. | Apr 3, 2019 | Ruminations Blog
I’ve gotten to that point in time–or maybe my life–where I just cannot go reading a study and believe it to be factually true. I honestly don’t care how many authors have signed their names to it, or whether it hails from some prestigious...
by Karin L. | Mar 8, 2019 | Ruminations Blog
Does it really take more land to produce grass-fed (pasture-based) beef compared with grain-fed (feedlot)? That’s an experiment I was willing to take on that you’ll read about more below. The results may surprise you. I have a hypothesis that I want to...
