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I stan Bonnie, the cow who pretended to be a deer

Bonnie was supposed to be slaughtered, but the queen had other plans.
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Chloe Bryan
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Friends, hello. I'd like to alert you to the story of Bonnie the cow, a bad bitch who lived with deer for almost a year! Wow.

Bonnie, a hero, escaped slaughter when she was only four-months-old, then took up residence in the forest outside Holland, New York. Once there, she was welcomed by a herd of deer, who let her eat with them, hang out with them, and run with them.

CARD ID: 363425

Before long, Bonnie started to attract attention from the humans in Holland, and -- as was her destiny all along -- became a local celebrity. The paparazzi tried like hell to capture photos of Bonnie, but, as she was extremely busy, they were only occasionally successful.

CARD ID: 363423

When winter arrived, Bonnie's fans started to worry about her. Temperatures were dropping and there was three feet of snow on the ground -- not exactly ideal conditions for a cow masquerading as a deer. So Becky Bartels, who owned the land Bonnie was hanging out on, decided to help.

Every day, Becky brought Bonnie food and bedding on a sled. A sled! Slowly, she gained her trust, because that will happen if you make an entire forest someone's private B&B. And since Becky knew Bonnie had to eventually get out of the woods, she enlisted Farm Sanctuary to get her out and into a fresh new home.

Now, Bonnie lives at the Farm Sanctuary in upstate New York, where she chills absolutely all the time and has no responsibilities. Basically, we could all be more like Bonnie, who adapted and did what she had to do until someone eventually provided her with free luxury housing. A legend!

Topics Animals

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Chloe Bryan

Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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