not livestock...pets.
the article said it would be the family pet till it was time for the freezer.
My friend raised baby beef(veal). he had names for the animals like scallopini and parmegiana. he didnt make pets out of them as he knew they were to be dinner.
I have absolutely no problem with eating livestock....its whats for dinner.
1 - don’t name it
2 - slaughtering was not a requirement of the process.
3 - it is not cannibalism though.
I think the basic plan is actually to keep the first cow for milk, and slaughter the yearly calves as they mature.
I can’t imagine eating 20 year old beef...