Tha Sophat, 18 months old, lives in Nokor Pheas village, Cambodia, has not been breastfed because his mother has to earn a living as far as Thailand. That’s why the boy Tha Sophat has been living by sucking milk from this cow since July until now.
Young Tha Sophat has to drink cow’s milk because his mother has to work far away.
Because of his family’s difficult circumstances, Tha Sophat had to live in conditions of lack of care from his mother, the boy had to wean from a young age, and his health was also very weak. Tha Sophat ‘s grandfather Um Oeung, 46 years old, said the boy suckled milk directly from cows after seeing calves do so. At first Mr. Um Oeung pulled Tha Sophat away from the cows but the boy cried a lot and he had to continue to let him do so.
Every day the boy drinks milk directly from the cow.
And until now, Tha Sophat was used to running to suck cow’s milk every day. The cows didn’t pay much attention to the fact that the boy Tha Sophat was sucking their milk.
The cows did not mind the boy’s work.The cow’s milk did not harm the boy’s health, on the contrary he was healthy and growing up fast. However, local officials did not agree with this, they advised Tha Sophat’s grandfather to stop feeding the boy cow’s milk because it was unsafe. Besides, when growing up, Tha Sophat might be embarrassed by this act.
The boy is healthier by drinking cow’s milk.
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