B A A H A U S
Early this year BaaHaus was asked to take an elderly cow from a north-end island location. Her pasture had been sold and the new owner was unable to keep her.
We had Dr. Mark Thorn, specialist in large animal medicine, evaluate her---from a distance as it turned out. Cathy had never had ANY veterinary care, was unused to people and was for all intents and purposes feral. But even from 15 feet away, Dr. Thorn could tell that Cathy has cancer of the eyelid, quite common in White Faced Herefords. This condition is not curable at such a late stage, but it can be treated and its progress slowed. She also has a number of other ailments associated with her age; you see, Cathy is at least 22 years old.
Cathy was trailered to BaaHaus at the end of January and is getting used to tons of high quality food and attention. At first, she was even frightened by the chickens, but now she happily shares her large stall with Lloyd and his harem of adoring hens and re-laxes on sunny after-noons in the company of the llamas. She is still not so sure about all those pigs in the neighboring play yard.
We are anxiously awaiting delivery of a cattle squeeze chute so that Dr. Thorn can begin treating Cathy. The cost of moving, feeding, treating and equiping Cathy has already reached about $2,000. We feel that her welfare is certainly worth it.
Cathy is emblematic of a breed of cow that lives and dies for humans.
Slaughtered by the thousands every day under appalling conditions, White Faced Herefords are the doomed meat factories of the fast food industry.
Think about Cathy, and please cancel that next happy meal order.
