[Pil-pc-oceania] Free BD preps for non BD gardeners only!

[Daniel Rossi]

On 21/05/2008, at 1:39 PM, Linda Shewan wrote:

> There are many BD websites out there and email lists. I will ask on  
> the BDNow list that I am a member of.
>
> As a farmers daughter I watched dehorning many many times. The cows  
> certainly don't like it and blood spurts out everywhere but it  
> didn't seem to cause any ongoing pain... but honestly, how would I  
> know what the cows were feeling.
>
> I do know that some of the people practicing biodynamics are  
> potentially the most sensitive and caring people around so the  
> answer to this will be very interesting. BD people that keep cows  
> ALWAYS keep the horns on them as they are not complete without them.  
> Thus I assume the answer will be that the horns are from dead  
> cows... but I will send the question now and get back when I have an  
> answer.

OK Thanks ! I do not have a problem if it's from a "permaculture" cow,  
your own cow given a full and healthy life etc. My concern is  
obtaining from factory farmed cows and the spoils of the meat  
industry. Hopefully I am not a pain.