Cows
'The Bond'
Title: The Bond
Image size: 350x350mm
Original Availability: NFS
Giclee Prints Available: No
Image size: 350x350mm
Original Availability: NFS
Giclee Prints Available: No
'The Bond' focuses on the incredible strength and depth of the maternal bond. It is evident in humans and also in other animal species. The cow and her calf is a poignant sight particularly as they have so little time together. Calves are taken from their mothers at only a few days old to be killed as 'waste products' of the dairy industry or to replace worn out dairy cows. Dairy cows must constantly be pregnant to produce milk and are often both pregnant and lactating from a previous pregnancy at the same time. Through genetic selection, careful feeding and frequent milking - sometimes up to three times a day - dairy cows produce and carry far more milk than they naturally would. Their milk is taken for human consumption. When a dairy cow's milk yield drops, they are no longer productive and are sent to slaughter. Their natural lifespan is around 20 years.
This painting features Cindy the dairy cow with her calf Silva and is the prize for correctly working out the location of Silva in Fiona's book 'The Search for Silva'. You can see the sincerity of Cindy and Silva's unconditional love for each other.
This painting features Cindy the dairy cow with her calf Silva and is the prize for correctly working out the location of Silva in Fiona's book 'The Search for Silva'. You can see the sincerity of Cindy and Silva's unconditional love for each other.