Maybe the cows moved away because their were conspiracy theories about where all the leather was coming from
But it actually came from the pigs the whole time
@mjangelvortex
Yes, but the cows haven’t been seen for quite some time, especially in the large heard they once were, whereas the pigs have.
Also, it could be sheep, which we have seen AJ farming back in the Sisterhooves Social episode, whom happened to be sapient.
So we have already seen proof that ponies farm sapient creatures, so it stands to reason that they are also willing to use sapient creatures for some sort of product.
@AwesomeEric25
Yes it is but it’s not a sapient one. The pigs in the series don’t talk and act like their real world counterparts. The cows in the series talk like people and are mentally on the same level as the ponies.
But it actually came from the pigs the whole time
Yes, but the cows haven’t been seen for quite some time, especially in the large heard they once were, whereas the pigs have.
Also, it could be sheep, which we have seen AJ farming back in the Sisterhooves Social episode, whom happened to be sapient.
So we have already seen proof that ponies farm sapient creatures, so it stands to reason that they are also willing to use sapient creatures for some sort of product.
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At least they get milked and seem to enjoy it.
Yes it is but it’s not a sapient one. The pigs in the series don’t talk and act like their real world counterparts. The cows in the series talk like people and are mentally on the same level as the ponies.
That’s still an animal they’re (potentially) using.