The cow wash:
this post was submitted on 03 Jun 2025
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But they are for scritches...
Black and white has a heart on their front leg
Prison Tat.
They be going to a livestock show.
If you've never been to one, they are more fun, but way smellier, than you'd think.
In smaller, local shows, chances are good you'll get to pet some of the critters once they've been judged. I highly recommend petting any cattle, goats, and horses that you're allowed to.
Pigs, less so. Even the spoiled rotten ones are prone to squealing randomly, and it is ear splitting.
If you're lucky, someone local will have less common stuff like emus or alpaca. Pet the mammals, don't go near the dinosaurs. Not that emu are any more prone to biting/pecking than alpacas (though they can be) it's more than emu don't have a throttle. Whatever they do, they do it hard. Well, in my limited experience anyway.
But don't ever just assume you're allowed to approach and touch the animals. You can ask, but adept accept the more probable no with a smile. Not all critters handle strangers well, even if they're very socialized. Some of the humans just don't like strangers touching their animals. Sometimes it's show policy.
Talking about livestock shows, it is endlessly hilarious to me seeingn shaven show goats having jackets on them, like nature didn't give them a natural jacket.
I want to pet them omg 😍
I know they're fluftastic
Hate to... rain on this parade, but doesn't shampooing remove the natural oil from their hides? The oil that's supposed to repel rain, the rain which might cool them down to unhealthy levels.
Where are their udders?
I think that cow is being used in the generic, and inaccurate, sense of being synonymous with cattle.
I'm fairly sure those are steer, not cows.
There are LOADS of names for cows depending on how old they are, what species they are, their gender, if they are being kept for meat or for milk among other shit.
At least in NL all these names still fall under the category "koe" aka cow.
Pink: one year old. Vaars: 1.5 years old, not yet had calves.
I'm verrry sure those are year old cows who haven't had a calf yet. Their udders are flat. Bulls usually have a wider forehead and generally different body shape.
Could be! I just thought I saw dong.
I've been around cows, steer, and bulls, but not enough to notice that kind of difference at a glance in a low res pic. Hell, probably wouldn't catch that kind of thing in high def tbh.
Come to think of it though, older cows aren't usually taken to shows, at least not around here.
Such soft babies!
Makes them look fake.
I saw a llama covered in hay and crap on 1/4 of its body today. If it were all over, would have mistaken for it's coat. Just looked extra furry like a lion mane in front. I couldn't understand until one of the other moms pointed out it was just dirty and must have been rolling around.
How do you think they would get ready for cow beauty consent, then?