the world’s tallest cow ever. That’s the
determination made by Guinness World
Records, which had previously named the
female Holstein the world’s tallest living cow.
The new record was announced on June 25,
2015.
Blosom lived on a farm in Orangeville, Illinois.
Her owner, Patty Meads-Hanson, got Blosom
when the cow was just eight weeks old.
Blosom was 13 years old when she died on
May 26. During her life, she was the official
“greeter” for Memory Lane Crafting Retreat, a
retreat situated on the farm.
A post on Blosom’s Facebook page said the
cow “was called to graze in a more glorious
pasture.”
Meads-Hanson found the cow down in a
pasture, her left leg in “a position that wasn’t
normal,” according to a post on the Facebook
page. Two veterinarians worked in the pouring
rain to try to lift the cow but they were
ultimately unsuccessful. Blosom died after
suffering a leg injury.
“Her injury appeared to happen when she laid
down, slipping in the mud, and damaging a
ligament in her hip, and would never be able to
stand. I had to make that hard decision – I
wouldn’t let her suffer. It’s the last act of
kindness you can do for an animal you love,
but it sure is hard,” Meads-Hanson wrote on
Facebook.
Source: ABC
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