[OXENinFLA]

I just caught a show on Cattle ranching last week.

They showed the whole process.

They pin the calves down, brand them, put a hormone shot in the ear, and cut their nuts off w/ a HUGE pair of pliers. The calf get up a runs of.

[dtel]

We do it a bit different.
We run 'em through a squeeze chute and have the vet do them.
She cuts the sac and removes the testes individually.
There is no anesthesia used in the process.
What surprised me is the calf doesn't even bawl.
I damn sure would.
For the record, we don't use any hormones or steroids in our animals.