One Bad Day

Parton came to us as an adorable, unnamed little Jersey calf when we bought Dolly.  Though he's always been enjoyable to have around (usually...sometimes even a cute cow can be annoying), on a farm, everyone has to pull their weight. That meant for Parton, eventually he'd be butchered for beef to feed our family, the cats, and Raven. It's not something a lot of people want to think about, especially when we get to know each of our animals so intimately, but death it is a fact of lif...