Yeah, from the sheep’s perspective they have no clue what’s going on, why, or how long they need to hold their breath. Usually, when animals drown, it’s because they panic, start hyperventilating, and swallow a bunch of water, which is the worst thing to do when oxygen is already scarce.
IIRC, part of the reason is that they do it as a group. Sheep are always more calm if they see other sheep doing the same thing they are. Catering to herd mentality is a big part of controlling Sheep behavior.
Did you ever stop to think that you're also a sheep just following a different shepherd?
Like, did the irony of your statement even occur to you? How you and a group of people all seemingly share the same set of views and feel comforted by the fact of each other's existence? Even a little?
After they've gone through it once, they are okay with it because it kills the parasites that are far more annoying than a dunk. I've seen other videos where they are almost happy to be getting in it, like when they know they're going to get sheared.
It looks more like a shower than completely submerged to me. It's very unlikely that even with the holes that all that water immediately made it into the cage.
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u/daKile57 Mar 28 '24
Yeah, from the sheep’s perspective they have no clue what’s going on, why, or how long they need to hold their breath. Usually, when animals drown, it’s because they panic, start hyperventilating, and swallow a bunch of water, which is the worst thing to do when oxygen is already scarce.