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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

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4. That is right

Reply to Big Blue Marble (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 03:21 PM

Jan 2016

However whether the cow was a male or a female is an irrelevant aspect of this story IMO.

Technically, one could say he is a steer but why bother to go there?

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Cow who fled Queens slaughterhouse is saved by animal rights activist [View all] happynewyear Jan 2016 OP

his escape Jenny_92808 Jan 2016 #1

I was just going to say that. That was a bull. Duppers Jan 2016 #2

Cow is also a colloquial way to refer to cattle of either sex. Big Blue Marble Jan 2016 #3

That is right happynewyear Jan 2016 #4

Thank you for clarifying that. Big Blue Marble Jan 2016 #5