Fresh fillets without killing the cow? Sounds practical, but it's not. Of course, the Facebook post that claims this is not serious ( HERE ). It appeared on an English-language satire site, and the topic should be looked at carefully.

The story

A post appeared on the Facebook page “The world is not PC enough” on April 10th that seemed to be a real upset for animal lovers.

This can be read translated here:

The horror of cow cannulation (fillet steak removal using the can mutilation method).

To get the freshest steaks, farmers use sharpened bean cans to remove round fillets from live cows! A cow can be drilled every day for up to a year just to supply the catering industry! The pictures below show the 3 cruel phases.

1. Drill the cow with the sharpened bean can.
2. Seal the hole until the next steak is needed.
3, fresh torture steaks on a plate.

The poor cow's pained expression shows why this should be banned.
This must be banned NOW!
You're welcome
Joe xx

Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator

The article supposedly describes step by step and in a scandalizing way how a piece of meat is cut out of a cow using a circular drill from a tin can using a drill. The picture with the closed opening in the cow's body (more on this later) is intended to serve as evidence of this practice of obtaining fresh meat.

The page

The title “The world is not PC enough” has nothing to do with computers, but rather refers to political correctness, PC for short.

A look at the homepage quickly shows that this is clearly a satirical site. You want to make people laugh. The site owner even expressly asks in the site description not to take anything posted on the site seriously. Except for fundraising for charities. He even teaches Americans a lesson by telling them that satire is a form of comedy. One might get the impression that there are often problems of understanding here... ( HERE ).

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The images can all be traced back and appear neither in a common context nor individually with the practices described.

The three steaks on the plate were posted on an Australian butcher shop Facebook page on March 4th ( HERE ). But there are also other locations. The cow with the rumen fistula appeared online in 2015 ( HERE ). And the drill with the sharpened bean can has been on the internet for over four years ( HERE ).

The background

The fake came about because there are actually cows that have an opening in their body that provides access to their digestive system from the outside. The topic was explained in detail here on Mimikama in 2019 by veterinarian Anke Meeuw ( HERE ).

The short version is that there are cows that have such a resealable rumen fistula, i.e. access to the rumen. It is used to research digestion (methane emissions) and to provide medical aid to other animals (transfer of rumen juice to restore the bacterial flora). However, it is NOT used to feed the animals, nor are pieces of meat regularly cut out of live animals for human consumption. That would be extreme animal cruelty.

Theoretically possible

Maybe someone is now asking themselves whether it is actually possible to use a sharpened tin can as a substitute for a hole saw and drill circular holes?! In fact, people have already thought about this. At least for plastic, acrylic glass and drywall you can find corresponding explanatory videos ( HERE ). With wood it seems more difficult and whether the meat of a cow would undergo this procedure remains an open question.

The conclusion

The post is clearly fake. It appeared on a designated satire site and its absurdity makes it clearly recognizable as such. The site plays with the topic of political correctness in its title and has taken up both the topic of animal protection and veganism with this controversial post. And played a bit with the overall DIY trend. The practice of providing cows with a resealable access to the digestive system is well known and is used both for research and for medical treatment of sick animals.


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