Buba is the Freedom Farm’s second baby, born into the meat industry. She was part of a herd of cattle in Northern Israel. She lost her mother at the age of only two weeks, when her mother was accidentally shot by a wild boar hunter. As Buba did not suckle, she did not develop quickly into the “milk machine” the farmer’s expected; therefore she was earmarked for immediate slaughter. The herd also identified her weakness, and isolated her, preventing her from sufficient access to food. Her condition deteriorated, she grew thin and became extremely sad and devoid of energy. Luckily, her story fell upon the ears of a kind Buddhist, who contacted the cattle farmer and asked that her life be spared.
We were thrilled to rescue Buba when she was five months old, only days before she would have been subjected to the slaughterhouse knife.
She captured our hearts immediately, and she also won the heart of Maayan who was longing for bovine contact and fell deeply in love. Buba and Maayan are now sisters in fate and do everything together— play and explore, sleep and eat.
Buba means “doll” in Hebrew, and no other name could more aptly describe her. She adores children and is a beauty who enjoys posing for the camera by batting her long eyelashes.
