Cute calf video draws activists fearful of animal’s fate
CONCORD, N.H. — So much for sharing the good news about a newborn calf named Pitcher Diego.
A New Hampshire farm that posted a video of the Scottish Highland calf is coming under fire from animal rights supporters who don’t want the animal to be slaughtered.
The video, posted on Facebook, has gotten nearly 13 million views and sparked a heated debate about eating meat. Many of the comments against the video are from people angry because they think the calf will be slaughtered or had been ripped away from its mother.
The Concord Monitor reports Yankee Farmer’s Market in Warner posted the video of Pitcher Diego, who was born during a snowstorm. In it, the calf — tied up with a red rope — stares into the cameras as he is warmed by an off-screen hair dryer. He appears to quietly moo during the 21-second video.