Been seeing a lot of stupid stuff lately about cow hobbles.
Hobbles in the dairy industry are meant to keep weak cows from falling and doing the splits after a difficult calving or on slippery surfaces. They aren’t a “punishment” (lmfao). They’re a therapeutic tool used until we know the animal isn’t going to fall and further injure themselves. That’s it.
We use hobbles in chickens and other fowl in order to fix spay legs too!
People don’t blink at it because it’s typically done on cute little chicks with obviously DIY hobbles. Often times it’s made with medical tape and cardboard so it looks medical unlike with cattle hobbles. Hobbles are such an important part of animal welfare to prevent broken and deformed body parts which prevents an animal from being put down.
So important! Cows are not flexible creatures, if they fall (which they do sometimes) they can be hurt badly sometimes to the point that they’re permanently lame. Cow hobbles help them stay upright when cows’ hips are weak. They don’t impede mobility, they aid it.
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