Secret Life of Farm Animals

brian_t

New 4 part documentary series looking at the secret life of farm animals.

Starts this Thursday on BBC4, 8pm

This new series examines the behaviour of farm animals, testing their intelligence, discovering unlikely relationships and uncovering a side to them that may never have been seen before. The first film focuses on sheep, following 12 weeks in the life of a lamb on a Welsh hill farm, and reveals them to be highly sociable and with a remarkable ability to recognise not just each other but human faces too. Other animals featured include a lonely goose looking for company and a piglet that thinks it is a cow.

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/looking-for-something-to-watch-here-are-17-of-this-week-s-best-tv-shows-1.3715785

_Brian

I see this only as a bad thing as it will just further encourage people to impose human traits onto animals that aren’t there furthering their petty addenda that we are rearing and murdering animals with near human traits and intelligence levels.

The single biggest problem is people thinking of animals on human terms when in fact it’s totally inappropriate.

Point in case I’ve friends who love their dogs so much they’re constantly kissing them and letting the dogs lick their kids faces - moments after the dog has licked its arrse.

Muckit

Agree 100%. Even down to the dogs! Thanks for the laugh!

emaherx

_Brian wrote: »

I see this only as a bad thing as it will just further encourage people to impose human traits onto animals that aren’t there furthering their petty addenda that we are rearing and murdering animals with near human traits and intelligence levels.

The single biggest problem is people thinking of animals on human terms when in fact it’s totally inappropriate.

Point in case I’ve friends who love their dogs so much they’re constantly kissing them and letting the dogs lick their kids faces - moments after the dog has licked its arrse.

Could do a documentary on some of my Hereford cows....... There's no sign of human like intelligence there!

kerryjack

Eat or be eat an in this world, young lad brought home a poam the other day from school ir was more or less about vegetarians and stop eating meat got a bit of a shock when i heard it. It seems to be the new cool to be vegetarian even for the lads.

Butcher Boy

kerryjack wrote: »

Eat or be eat an in this world, young lad brought home a poam the other day from school ir was more or less about vegetarians and stop eating meat got a bit of a shock when i heard it. It seems to be the new cool to be vegetarian even for the lads.

ya a hippy woman came to the local school last friday to do art with the kids and she started on about the same ****. i told the young lad to tell her that his father was a butcher and loved meat and see how she take that.

uck51js9zml2yt

_Brian wrote: »

I see this only as a bad thing as it will just further encourage people to impose human traits onto animals that aren’t there furthering their petty addenda that we are rearing and murdering animals with near human traits and intelligence levels.

The single biggest problem is people thinking of animals on human terms when in fact it’s totally inappropriate.

Point in case I’ve friends who love their dogs so much they’re constantly kissing them and letting the dogs lick their kids faces - moments after the dog has licked its arrse.

I'm so glad I'm not alone in this world thinking the same.

mf240

_Brian wrote: »

I see this only as a bad thing as it will just further encourage people to impose human traits onto animals that aren’t there furthering their petty addenda that we are rearing and murdering animals with near human traits and intelligence levels.

The single biggest problem is people thinking of animals on human terms when in fact it’s totally inappropriate.

Point in case I’ve friends who love their dogs so much they’re constantly kissing them and letting the dogs lick their kids faces - moments after the dog has licked its arrse.

Tis madness. It was only this morning I was saying the same to the sheepdog.

coolshannagh28

emaherx wrote: »

Could do a documentary on some of my Hereford cows....... There's no sign of human like intelligence there!

They would get an education from my Dexters

memorystick

_Brian wrote: »

Point in case I’ve friends who love their dogs so much they’re constantly kissing them and letting the dogs lick their kids faces - moments after the dog has licked its arrse.

A lad near here had sex with a greyhound in a graveyard! He was fairly out of it in fairness.

On a more serious note, I find it really strange from a psychological point this obsession with animals when there is far more twisted behaviour to people and children in our society. People switch off when a discussion about Yeman or child abuse or young black girls being mutilated but will totally attack a farmer with a few sows in a field! It's total bull scutter.

_Brian

memorystick wrote: »

A lad near here had sex with a greyhound in a graveyard! He was fairly out of it in fairness.

On a more serious note, I find it really strange from a psychological point this obsession with animals when there is far more twisted behaviour to people and children in our society. People switch off when a discussion about Yeman or child abuse or young black girls being mutilated but will totally attack a farmer with a few sows in a field! It's total bull scutter.

Older relation of my own is Vegan maybe 35/40 years, in her younger years she would talk allot about it but more recently never mentions it.

About 15 years ago I was doing some jobs in her house and she cooked a roast chicken for dinner for me, she has asked my mam what I’d like, she appreciated getting the work done. Not many vegans put others before their vegan beliefs. Was only recently I realised she buys vegan shoes and everything.

uck51js9zml2yt

My 2 lads are out helping the farmer feed and water the valves that he has in my field.
The closest they ever got to a cow up to a few weeks ago was the beef on the dinner plate!!

The cry goes up, the farmer is here...where's my wellies??

Say my name

_Brian wrote: »

Older relation of my own is Vegan maybe 35/40 years, in her younger years she would talk allot about it but more recently never mentions it.

About 15 years ago I was doing some jobs in her house and she cooked a roast chicken for dinner for me, she has asked my mam what I’d like, she appreciated getting the work done. Not many vegans put others before their vegan beliefs. Was only recently I realised she buys vegan shoes and everything.

Did she film it?

emaherx

_Brian wrote: »

Older relation of my own is Vegan maybe 35/40 years, in her younger years she would talk allot about it but more recently never mentions it.

About 15 years ago I was doing some jobs in her house and she cooked a roast chicken for dinner for me, she has asked my mam what I’d like, she appreciated getting the work done. Not many vegans put others before their vegan beliefs. Was only recently I realised she buys vegan shoes and everything.

Cooking meat would make her not a Vegan!

mf240

mf240 wrote: »

Tis madness. It was only this morning I was saying the same to the sheepdog.

Incidentally I was opening a tin of dogfood containing less fortunate animals for him. While we chatted

_Brian

emaherx wrote: »

Cooking meat would make her not a Vegan!

I tip my hat to someone who puts others before a 40 year lifestyle commitment