Frankensteer

My brother sold his cows this spring meaning I would have nothing to check on during my summer walks (sans Rex. As the grass grew lush, Lloyd contracted Western Feedlots to pasture 140 steers here. (he gets 50 cents a pound gained and he insists I get rent for my pasture) Three cattle liners arrived and empted the terrified animals into our coral. These animals had been given every shot and hormone and were branded and ear tagged before leaving the feedlot. Prodded by electric shocks from yelling drivers, they burst out and broke fences in an effort to escape . The raced around our fields for a half day, some breaking out and going into the coulee. And one group becoming mad that they began throwing themselves at the barnyard fence to get back inside. We settled them for the night in a pen by the water hole. Seems they were more secure in a confined area. Over the summer we have seen them grown and cam down but with the behavior of bulls. They bellow night and day like a chorus of frogs and tear up the ground while making bull holes. I have learned that these animals are full of steroids. (140 Barry Bonds) They are harmless to me but very rough on each other. Today Lloyd came and took home one of the steers that was being ridden day and night by a group of would be bulls. Seems this smaller steer had become a sex object to them. By the time Lloyd arrived, it was lying down surrounded by a pack of rapists. I guess that is what happens to humans in the pen.
I watched a CBC documentary called Frankensteer, that was shot here in S Alberta's feedlot alley. No wonder mad cow and other diseases occur, and e coli (hamburger disease) killing kids. I know I would not eat any meat raised this way, no matter how high the pasture fee paid. .
Chow larry