It’s a TikTok trend that no one saw coming. get a mini-cow and make it your pet. Small and cute, but not made for indoor living. Overview of the phenomenon.
Imagine for a moment, enthroned in your living room, taking a lazy stroll… Mini-cow. Then imagine that this is not a strange dream, but a trend that is gaining momentum on TikTok. So, for several months now, many users have been posting videos of their miniature cows, the XS Cattle, as if they were pets like everyone else. But despite its beautiful appearance, the mini-cow is not an indoor animal. Then there’s the question of yet another craze of netizens who need notoriety, but also at the expense of the lives of animals that are programmed to live outdoors.
Milking cow
You have to go beyond the first reaction, which undoubtedly makes you think it’s delicious, and see more. mini-cow is just one of the latest illustrations of the massive nonsense running on TikTok. There are several breeds of these small cattle, such as the Highland Cattle, from Scotland and particularly the Highlands, the Miniature Angus, also Scottish, the Miniature Zebu, originally from Sri Lanka, or the Swedish Palsho. Coming from farms located primarily in the United States, but also more recently in Normandy, France, they all measure a maximum of one meter, weigh between 100 and 130 kilograms, and sell for between $10,000 and $12,000 (or €9,000 to €11,000). ) But they, despite their appearance, remain animals that do not intend to spend their days on the couch. However, more and more Chinese social media users are misusing the concept of a pet and buying one or more out of sympathy.
Thin cow
And it works. Just type in the hashtags “tinycows” or “minicows” to find out. hundreds of custom accounts have been created and millions of views are often exceeded. On TikTok, we even talk about “cow-jumps”. Editor’s note), whose standard bearer is @minimoos, a young American with over 750,000 followers. Everywhere the videos are basically the same: interior decor, or a small fence for those who live in the countryside, and a cuddle therapy session, without us knowing what the clueless little deer thinks about it. Sweet moments of sharing, as harmless as these verses suggest. For the American Society Against Cruelty to Animals, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (our SPA equivalent) is not. Interrogated New York Times its spokesperson urges breeders to sell their mini-cows only to people who have a real appetite for these animals and the means to care for them, because if TikTokers tire of them, “there are few facilities that can house them.” .
Because when TikTokers realize that they have to take care of cattle every day, many people get discouraged. Like their “bigger” counterparts, mini-cows must drink tens of liters of water a day and eat grass, a resource that is hard to come by in the city. Not forgetting the owners living in urban areas who have to let them roam around their apartment and clean up their messes. As the phenomenon is quite recent, numbers are not available and we do not yet know the number of abandoned cattle. But the behavior of TikTokers with these little creatures has everything to do with love…cow.
Source: Le Figaro
