Becky Bartel was happy to let Bonnie stay with the deer on her plot of land but she knew she would never be safe. Her neighbors were out to get her.
A baby cow in Holland, New York escaped the slaughterhouse and ran off into the woods. Many people tried to look for her. Some were genuinely concerned about her safety and then there were some who wanted to hunt her for her meat. They’d catch a glimpse of her but no one could catch her.
Bonnie, the baby cow, grew up on a farm that raised cattle to be eventually slaughtered. The owner of the farm had died and the owner’s family decided to sell the cattle they had to another slaughterhouse. While the farm staff was busy loading the other cows, Bonnie used the other cows’ confusion to escape to a nearby forest, where no one would find her. It was winter. It was wintertime when Bonnie made her escape and the forest was blanketed in about three feet of snow, which made the search for her really challenging.
A baby cow in Holland, New York escaped the slaughterhouse and ran off into the woods.
Many people tried to look for her.
Some were genuinely concerned about her safety and then there were some who wanted to hunt her for her meat.
They’d catch a glimpse of her but no one could catch her.
Bonnie, the baby cow, grew up on a farm that raised cattle to be eventually slaughtered.
The owner of the farm had died and the owner’s family decided to sell the cattle they had to another slaughterhouse.
While the farm staff was busy loading the other cows, Bonnie used the other cows’ confusion to escape to a nearby forest, where no one would find her.
It was winter.
It was wintertime when Bonnie made her escape and the forest was blanketed in about three feet of snow, which made the search for her really challenging. Eventually, they gave up, especially since they couldn’t really find her anyway.
Then, Bonnie met her tribe.
There was a herd of deer who found Bonnie and adơрted her into their group.
Together, they wandered through the forest, taking care of each other.
Meanwhile, all over the forest, there were lots of trail cameras set up so Becky Bartels can take photos of the deer wandering around. It turned out Becky owned the land that Bonnie wandered off to and now lives on with the herd of deer.
As she went through the images on the camera’s memory card, she was shocked to find a cow living with the deer.
It was Bonnie.
It made a lot of sense since both cows and deer are herd animals.
And since Bonnie Iơst her herd, she was lucky to have been adơрted by this herd, especially during the winter season.
Becky decided she’d do what she can to make sure the cow had something to eat.
Every day, she’d go to where Bonnie stayed and gave her food and bedding.
Bonnie ate the food she gave but was still wary and fearful of this human.