Investors Have One Day to Save Angus the Cow From Slaughter

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Angus the cow, part of a Brooklyn art collective's 2024 project that sold shares in him, is set to be slaughtered on Friday unless over 50% of token holders vote to spare his life and send him to an animal sanctuary. So far, only a third of the token holders have logged in to surrender their claims and vote to save Angus, despite the project's curators hoping to follow through on investors' wishes.

Why it matters

The Angus project highlights the ethical dilemma of how people compartmentalize eating beef, with animal-rights advocates calling the project cruel while the curators defend it as a blunt look at this issue. Angus' plight is also representative of the 32 million cattle slaughtered for beef production in the U.S. in 2024, raising broader questions about the treatment of livestock.

The details

In 2024, the Brooklyn art collective MSCHF bought a black calf named Angus and sold 404 shares in him, promising he would be turned into 1,200 patties and four leather bags once he reached maturity, unless investors decided to save his life. The tokens were initially sold for $35 for three burger patties and $1,200 for the four handbag tokens, some of which were later resold at higher prices. At least one handbag token has been surrendered, representing 12.5% of total shares, but the collective needs over 50% of token holders to vote to spare Angus' life.

• Angus was bought by MSCHF in 2024.
• The token sale and project began in 2024.
• The deadline for investors to save Angus is this Friday, March 12, 2026.

What they’re saying

What’s next

The judge in the case will decide on Friday whether or not to allow Angus to be spared from slaughter if over 50% of token holders vote to save his life.