California Cow Thinks She’s Human

A group of animal rescuers are helping a young cow through her identity crisis. Milkshake the cow spent the first two years of her life confined to a small, filthy pen before being rescued by the Grace Foundation in El Dorado Hills, California. During the two years spent in confinement, Milkshake never learned to become a cow. “She doesn’t know she’s a cow. She doesn’t know where she fits,” caretaker Beth DeCaprio explained. Milkshake got her name from a young boy who thought she looked like a milkshake before the blending.

Since arriving at the Grace Foundation Milkshake has spent most of her time inside and around people. The bovine even attends classes with children. DeCaprio said that the reason Milkshake became attached to people was because she was taken from her mother at only two weeks of age. During her two years cooped up in a small pen, Milkshake never even learned to graze.

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