 Newborn calf Diego curls up outside on a sunny day at Yankee Farmer’s Market in Warner. Caitlin Andrews / Monitor staff 
 
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 Yankee Farmer’s Market owner Brian Farmer and his wife wanted to share something cute when they posted a video to their Facebook page last week showing a Scottish Highland calf that was born in a snowstorm. The video, posted on Facebook, has gotten nearly 13 million views and sparked a heated debate about eating meat. Farmer named the newborn Diego, after a Spanish family asked if the calf could be named for their 7-year-old son. A New Hampshire farm that posted a video of the Scottish Highland calf is coming under fire from animal rights supporters who don't want the animal to be slaughtered. Several others, from Hawaii to New Orleans, have offered to adopt the calf to save it from its fate. The page has 174 “five-star” ratings and 191 “one-star” ratings as of Tuesday, with only a handful of three- and four-star ratings in between. It’s a frustrating situation for Farmer, who said he feels he is doing everything he can to give his animals the best life possible and is raising them ethically. His herds, which include buffalo along with the Scottish Highlanders, mostly roam and eat freely in pastures and are raised without antibiotics or hormones. Many of the comments against the video are from people angry because they think the calf will be slaughtered or had been ripped away from its mother. "I'm not sure how you get that much negativity out of a picture of a baby cow," said Farm owner Brian Farmer, who has 30 head of Scottish Highland cattle and 60 head of American buffalo. Farmer said Pitcher Diego will be registered as a breeding animal as part of the farm's effort rebuild its herd of Scottish Highland cattle that have been raised on his other farm, Pitcher Mountain Farm in Stoddard, for five decades. He says the calf has been returned to its mother, and its thick neck, strong body and gentle disposition make it a good candidate for breeding — rather than a trip to the butcher.
– So much for sharing the good news about a newborn calf named Pitcher Diego. A New Hampshire farm that posted a video of the Scottish Highland calf is coming under fire from animal rights supporters who don't want the animal to be slaughtered, the AP reports. The video, posted on Facebook, has gotten nearly 13 million views and sparked a heated debate about eating meat. Many of the comments against the video are from people angry because they think the calf will be slaughtered or had been ripped away from its mother. The Concord Monitor reports Yankee Farmer's Market posted the video of Pitcher Diego, who was born during a snowstorm. The calf—tied up with a red rope—stares into the cameras as he is warmed by an off-screen hair dryer. Some people are trying to drive down the farm's reviews using Facebook's rating system. Several also have offered to adopt the calf. "I'm not sure how you get that much negativity out of a picture of a baby cow," said Farm owner Brian Farmer. Farmer said he was taken aback by the negative reaction, given his animals roam and graze freely in pastures and are raised without antibiotics or hormones. "We are trying to give them the best life possible," Farmer said. "When you raise them that way, they are healthy and happy." He says Pitcher Diego has been returned to its mother, and its thick neck, strong body, and gentle disposition make it a good candidate for breeding—rather than a trip to the butcher.