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An ox is forcibly neutered, then forced, often with a torturing device (whips, nose rings etc), to toil in the burning sun for days. Untill his joints give up,
by berkes 6y ago
An ox is forcibly neutered, then forced, often with a torturing device (whips, nose rings etc), to toil in the burning sun for days. Untill his joints give up, and he is killed.
I know I'm excaggerating. But it annoys me to no end that we came to think this is 'a happy life' in any remote sense. An ox, to me, is on the furthest part of the spectrum of forced labor.
I found Harari's Book 'Sapien' very enlightening on the parts about the history of human abuse to animals. Oxen get a honorary mention.
- iratewizard 6y agoHow often do oxen work longer days than the farmer himself?
- berkes 6y agoWhen an Ox is a community asset and not owned by a single farmer. Which, I imagine, is or was quite often the case. I'm no historian nor a farming-expert, so I'm really just guessing.