Breastfeeding a Calf

Bestiality isn't neat.

Dude. That is NOT bestiality. If nursing an animal is bestiality, does that make breastfeeding an infant pedophilia? What is wrong with you?

There is always something weird going on in India.

I doubt a human could even produce enough to sustain that calf. Its probably on a road to slow starvation.

I've bottle raised a calf. I can't imagine letting a calf nurse on my own breast. Not for the gross factor, but for the risk of injury factor. A calf nurses WAY too roughly for a human. They suck with major force, even a sickly weak calf would probably be too much for a woman's breast. And the way they shake their head and rush you, ramming you to take the nipple. Nope no way. I might express breast milk into a bottle to share with the calf, but wouldn't let it just suckle.

Since they probably won't kill the cow, i'll call this a recyclable relationship

Hahaha @ Arnold.

Yeah, I'd be more worried about the calf just being too rough.

Anyone think about the fact that cows are sacred in India and this is probably a very holy thing for her?

That's gotta hurt.

What's sad is "there's no difference between a calf and an infant".

She must have nipples of steel! :)

Poor Arnold.

@Arnold

Is breast feeding is incest?

Cows aren't exactly sacred in India, although it depends on where you are and what your definition of sacred is.

Although I do find this weird, I think it's great actually...
While another commenter said it's "sad that "there's no difference between a calf and an infant"", I think the point here is being missed.

This woman values LIFE, wether it's an infant or cow or whatever. She is doing what she can to help this calf. It's mother died and this woman has the compassion to try and nurture it. That's wonderful. Even though the method is kinda gross to my brain. Nevertheless, it reflects something about human nature and our capacity to love and care for other beings.

So there's my mushy comment for the day! :)

kirby, it's nice that she values life, but it's sad that she sees no difference between the life of a cow and a human life.

I don't for one moment take her at her word, and if she really means what she's saying, then it is sad.

She devalues life when she considers animals and humans as equal.

Yes, it is a nice, mushy thing for her to do, but one wonders why they couldn't find a nursing cow for the calf, where cows are apparently in such abundance. The woman seems a little eccentric.

@ted

you're taking that calf infant quote too seriously. shut up.

Well, at least I didn't call it bestiality, lolwut. That's taking it a little too seriously.

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