GIP, Molly

Molly has been given a reprieve on life. The one-year-old heifer escaped a slaughterhouse in Queens, New York on Wednesday, and had a merry 0ld time gallivanting around the city for a few hours before being cornered on (appropriately enough) a street corner. Her future was in doubt until a cow sanctuary announced they would give her shelter for the rest of her days. You can read all about Molly here. The episode is reminiscent of Cinci Freedom (pictured above) who jumped a six-foot fence back in 2002 to escape a slaughterhouse, and outwitted us humans for 11 days before finally being captured. You can read about CF, and sadly, her recent death, here.

I had the opportunity about 10 years ago to walk through a slaughterhouse in Texas. Let's not fool ourselves - the cows can smell their coming death, just like dogs and cats can in a city pound. It was the only time in my post-collegiate life that I considered becoming a vegetarian.

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So Graze In Peace, Molly. Here's hoping that your body overcomes all those growth hormones that were pumped into you, and you live another 20-25 years contentedly munching on grass.