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2/29/2008
Though we tend to forget, cattle (cows, bulls, and steers) did exist first as wild animals before humans began domesticating them for our own purposes. Before we got our hands on them and turned them into a commodity for human gain, what was their history? What was their background? What is their ancestry? Today I explore the answers to these questions, trace their fateful encounter with humans (leading to the extinction of their ancestors), document our use of them as instruments of cruel entertainment, and draw the connections between our contact with cattle and the many deadly diseases that continue to plague humans today.
Though we tend to forget, cattle (cows, bulls, and steers) did exist first as wild animals before humans began domesticating them for our own purposes. Before we got our hands ... Discussion
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Qur'an Weekly #12 - Al-An'am ( The Cattle ) Part 1 . Discussion
Qur'an Weekly #13 - Al-An'am ( The Cattle ) Part 2 . Discussion
Quran Weekly #12 - Al-Anam (The Cattle) Part 1 . Discussion
Quran Weekly #13 - Al-Anam ( The Cattle ) Part 2 . Discussion
Quran Weekly #12 - Al-Anam (The Cattle) Part 1 . Discussion
Quran Weekly #13 - Al-Anam ( The Cattle ) Part 2 . Discussion
On a Bartow County farm that has been in the same family since 1924, a first -- the creek bed that has helped nourish cattle there has gone dry. Discussion
Northern Ireland: loveliness and strife at once but, you'll hear no gunfire there today. After generations of animosities, Protestants and Catholics reach for reconcilitation. ... Discussion
