This 1841 drawing shows the closeness of cows to Kingston's urban centre, but Queen's PhD candidate and urban geographer Claudia Hirtenfelder says many also lived in pastures within town limits. "We tend to think of human histories, but we don't think of animal histories," she told CBC Radio's Fresh Air. Queens University ArchivesWhy cows were told to move onPigs were originally seen as the scourge of the fledgling town, according to Hirtenfelder. Hirtenfelder said cows were only discussed as property, but she tries to imagine them as living beings. Queen's University ArchivesShe encourages other urban dwellers to think of their own bovine connections.

Source: CBC News April 23, 2023 12:07 UTC