How a runaway cow escaped the slaughterhouse and became an animal rights icon

How a runaway cow escaped the slaughterhouse and became an animal rights icon

Emily the Cow, a Holstein Friesian who escaped a Massachusetts slaughterhouse in 1995, became an unlikely icon for animal rights, vegetarianism, and more compassionate food choices.  What began as one dramatic act of survival grew into a lasting public conversation about the treatment of farm animals — and about how the foods people choose can affect both animals and the planet. According to Atlas Obscura, Emily's story began on Nov. 14, 1995, w…