Cow-hugging, an alleged wellness fad, has people cuddling farm animals to relieve stress

WDRB.com ^ | Oct 17, 2020 | Alexandra Deabler

[Viking2002]

(FOX NEWS) -- In the increasingly hectic and stressful year of 2020, people are seeking calm wherever they can find it — from frolicking through the fields to adopting plants. But now there’s another natural way to restore your cortisol levels: cow-hugging.

People in several parts of the world have begun to embrace the alleged wellness trend, which reportedly originated in the Netherlands, where it is known as “koe knuffelen.”

According to the BBC, the practice of cuddling cows is supposed to reduce stress in humans by releasing the bonding hormone oxytocin.

[Viking2002]

Well, I guess cow hugging beats cow tipping, at least from the cow's POV.

[golux]

If a great lightning bolt zotted us all this very evening, I wouldn’t
for a moment wonder why.

[Texas resident]

Wait until someone tries to hug a brahma bull.

[House Atreides]

“Was it good for you too, Bossy?”

[Flick Lives]

People in several parts of the world have begun to embrace the alleged wellness trend, which reportedly originated in the Netherlands, where it is known as “koe knuffelen.”

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Isn’t it easier to hug a dog?

[Gene Eric]

Not exactly a planet-saving initiative.

[Savage Beast]

Whose stress? The humans’ or the cows’?

[LukeL]

I prefer to eat a cow to relieve stress, preferably a nice medium rare NY Strip.

[dsrtsage]

I guess it is better than cat juggling

[cyclotic]

Next thing you know, some moron is going to sue to bring his cow on a plane

[Fungi]

A nice thick ribeye, medium rare for me. People will fall for any new fad; it seems we have lost our minds, but that has been said before.

[Exit148]

Lololol! Thanks! I needed that laugh!!

[Ezekiel]

Here’s the ‘feel good’ story of the day.

Have you hugged a moose today?

I have to admit, I’d sure like to be able to cuddle the critter customers who come up a couple feet from the doors.

[Ezekiel]

Next thing you know, some moron is going to sue to bring his cow on a plane

Preferable to Mooslims.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Evangeline would probably tolerate being hugged but hugging Priscilla would not end well.

[fireman15]

I grew up with cows. We didn’t hug them very often, but I did have to chase them out of people’s gardens and back into our fields using the biggest piece of wood I could whack them with by the time I was about 8 yrs old.

[Scrambler Bob]

Look out for Methane Poisoning.

[Rio]

I’d prefer to hug my wife. But horses are OK to hug. Cows after that. Sheep - no way.

[LilFarmer]

I pet my goats daily, but they don’t care for hugs. My dogs get hugs.

[Dr. Sivana]

I understand that Kobe cattle get nice massages before they are slaughtered.