Repost: cows with holes cut into their stomachs

Cows are being fitted with holes cut into their rumens for "inspection", ostensibly to allow researchers to better understand how they're digesting their food.   It's not enough that they're born, the males killed for veal, the remainders fattened on a high calorie diet and then slaughtered, but people apparently feel the need to cut into them while alive.  Have some respect.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/cows-with-windows-in-their-sides-graze-in-europe/story-e6frfrnr-1226927032843

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