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There Goes Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

"Once they were a byword for mindless docility. But cows have a secret mental life in which they bear grudges, nurture friendships and become excited over intellectual challenges, scientists have found.

"Cows are also capable of feeling strong emotions such as pain, fear and even anxiety – they worry about the future. But if farmers provide the right conditions, they can also feel great happiness.

"The findings have emerged from studies of farm animals that have found similar traits in pigs, goats, chickens and other livestock. They suggest that such animals may be so emotionally similar to humans that welfare laws need to be rethought."

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