用做食物的牛	COWS USED FOR FOOD
來自http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-food/cows.aspx	From http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-food/cows.aspx
在美國，每年有四千二百萬的牛因肉及酪農產業受苦。當牠們年幼時，許多牛隻遭炙鐵燒灼(烙印)，牠們的角遭切除或燒掉，公牛的睪丸被從陰囊中拔除(閹割)，都在不使用止痛劑的情況下實行。一旦牠們長到夠大時，便被送到巨大、發臭的飼養場，面臨根本用途：養肥了好屠宰。許多雌牛被送去酪農場，在那兒他們會被重複地受孕並被迫從犢牛分離，直到牠們的身體耗竭便被送去殺害。	In the U.S., more than 42 million cows suffer and die for the  meat  and  dairy  industries every year. When they are still very young, many cows are burned with hot irons (branded), their horns are cut or burned off, and male cattle have their testicles ripped out of their scrotums (castrated)—all without painkillers. Once they have grown big enough, they are sent to massive, filthy feedlots where  they are exposed to the elements, to be fattened for slaughter. Many female cows are sent to dairy farms, where they will be repeatedly impregnated and separated from their calves until their bodies give out and they are sent to be killed.
如同所有動物，牛與犢間有著強大的母性連結，在酪農場及牛圈中，可以聽到母牛在犢牛遭分離後幾天瘋狂地嚎叫。牛是溫和的巨物－體型龐大然個性溫柔。他們是好奇、聰明的動物，會為了逃脫屠宰場而盡一切努力。牠們這些群居動物喜愛群聚度日，並發展複雜的關係，如同狗群聚般。	Like all animals, cows form strong maternal bonds with their calves, and on dairy farms and cattle ranches, mother cows can be heard frantically crying out for their calves for several days after they have been separated. Cows are gentle giants—large in size but sweet in nature. They are curious, clever animals who have been known to  go to  extraordinary lengths to escape from slaughterhouses. These very social animals prefer to spend their time together, and they form complex relationships, very much like dogs form packs.
在極端氣候中被運輸數百陰里，通常沒有飲食的到屠宰場。許多牛在半途死亡，那些活下來的遭暈擊槍射擊頭部，後被抓去殺害樓層，在那裡牠們遭割喉、剝皮及取出內臟。有些牛全程仍舊保值清醒的意識。滑甚鈍郵報的訪談中，一個屠宰廠工作者說到：「牠們一點一點的死亡。」您可以幫助禁絕這種暴行。索取善待動物組織的免費素食入門組以獲得訣竅及食譜，幫助您從今起轉變成無肉餐點。	Cattle are  transported  hundreds of miles in all weather extremes, typically without food or water, to the slaughterhouse. Many cows die on the way to slaughter, but those who survive are shot in the head with a  captive-bolt  gun, hung up by one leg, and taken onto the  killing floor  where their throats are cut and they are skinned and gutted. Some cows remain fully conscious throughout the entire process. In an interview with The Washington Post,  one slaughterhouse worker said, "They die  piece by piece." You can help  put and end  to this atrocity. Order  PETA's free "Vegetarian/Vegan Starter Kit" for tips and recipes to help you make the transition to a meat-free diet today.