BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 22, 2020
It wonder: Do the common sayings and stereotypes about farm animals have any basis in fact, or are they pure slander? I reached out to livestock experts around the state of Maine to find out the truth. Here’s what they had to say.
Pigs are dirty: FALSE
Pigs eat “like pigs”: TRUE
Cows are stupid: FALSE
Bull in a china shop: TRUE
Goats eat anything: FALSE (SORT OF)
Chickens are “chicken”: TRUE (SORT OF)