Why do people kill livestock?

Before killing livestock to nourish our bodies, we were hunting their wild ancestors thereby getting ourselves evolved to where we are today. We lost the need to use the caecum (appendix) because our diet changed to food sources that are more efficiently used by humans. read more

Cows will only kill if and when they want to do something instinctive that a human is not letting them do, like escaping from an enclosure or trying to get out of a corral because a person is too far into their flight zone, or because they do not understand their own strength, like if a cow (or heifer) gets too rough with a human when they're wanting to play with that person. read more

Yes. Cattle kill approximately 22 Americans per year nationwide, and the animals deliberately attack their victims in 75 percent of those cases, according to a 2009 study. About one-third of bovine killers have a history of aggressive behavior. Swine likely kill fewer people than cattle do, but there are no reliable data on this question. read more