Jenniblu
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If you've ever wanted a pet cow but worried about the size/feeding/housing requirements--
http://www.uncoveror.com/minicows.htm
MINIATURE COWS: AMERICA'S LATEST PET CRAZE
By Ben Radstein, staff reporter
You may remember Vietnamese pot-belly pigs, which were allthe rage in the 1990s. For a time everyone just had to have one. Dogsand cats were going out of style. That craze may pale in comparison tothe latest one: miniature cows.
The pet ofthe decade was actually discovered in the nineteenth century in theGalapagos Islands, but they never became as famous as the gianttortoises. Recently, farmers looking for a replacement for mini pigshave been importing and breeding them. At first they were scarce, butthrough artificial insemination they are becoming plentiful. This willcome as good news for those wishing to adopt one.
"These are loving creatures," says Joseph Ramirez, arancher from El Cajon California who raises them. "They are docile andeven tempered, which makes for perfect pets. As a bonus, they even makedrinkable milk." He went on to say that their male counterparts,miniature bulls, can be trained to be better watchdogs than actualcanines. "Being charged, knocked over, and speared with the horns of a'Pequeño Toro' would be a humiliating experience to a would-be burglar.They might even flee upon sight of one."
After speaking to Ramirez, and other ranchers and farmers,I have concluded that miniature cows will likely be under more treesthis Christmas morning than puppies and kittens combined. If you wouldlike one, you might look to all the places that used to have pot-bellypigs, or try some of these links.
miniaturebull.com **Great Pics**
hatch farms
havanajournal.com
tanglewoodfarmminis.com
My personal favorite: The MiniatureZebu Cow
http://www.azootoyou.com/Cow.html
http://www.uncoveror.com/minicows.htm
MINIATURE COWS: AMERICA'S LATEST PET CRAZE
By Ben Radstein, staff reporter
You may remember Vietnamese pot-belly pigs, which were allthe rage in the 1990s. For a time everyone just had to have one. Dogsand cats were going out of style. That craze may pale in comparison tothe latest one: miniature cows.
"These are loving creatures," says Joseph Ramirez, arancher from El Cajon California who raises them. "They are docile andeven tempered, which makes for perfect pets. As a bonus, they even makedrinkable milk." He went on to say that their male counterparts,miniature bulls, can be trained to be better watchdogs than actualcanines. "Being charged, knocked over, and speared with the horns of a'Pequeño Toro' would be a humiliating experience to a would-be burglar.They might even flee upon sight of one."
After speaking to Ramirez, and other ranchers and farmers,I have concluded that miniature cows will likely be under more treesthis Christmas morning than puppies and kittens combined. If you wouldlike one, you might look to all the places that used to have pot-bellypigs, or try some of these links.
miniaturebull.com **Great Pics**
hatch farms
havanajournal.com
tanglewoodfarmminis.com
My personal favorite: The MiniatureZebu Cow
http://www.azootoyou.com/Cow.html