A very touching poem written by Heidi Stephenson from All-Creatures.org that was inspired by one of our stories: ‘Outrageous: Cow-Beating Video Thrown Out in Court on the Grounds it Would Encourage Undercover Filming in the Future’ :
Three female cows,
three tired, female cows,
three bereaved, female cows
Pregnancy – birthing…loss
Pregnancy – birthing…loss
Pregnancy – birthing…loss
dare to RESIST
their slavemaster,
the constant kidnapper,
the killer
of their calves;
the profiteering
milk snatcher,
the “contract milker”
– their cruel
oppressor.
And so he BEATS them,
BEATS them
with a steel pipe,
with hard steel
…until they reel.
………Read the rest of her poem here.
Heidi has written many poems of compassion dedicated to the non-human animals who share this planet with us and the people who fight for them.