I didn't want to put a spiked nose ring on the first calf born on my small farm because of the visual shock. Its mother didn't kick the calf off as it grew up. The calf wouldn't stop nursing, kept the cow in milk for far too long, and I believe eventually caused her death.

These are not sapient beings that are capable of looking out for their own well-being. We've bred that out of them over hundreds of human generations.