The funny part is that this rhetoric works on Canadians.
As the most morally high cow at the ranch, I've stopped trying to negotiate with the ranchers about our slaughter. Once the ranchers decide to start showing some humility and stop trying to act tough we'll reopen negotiations for them to stop slaughtering us. Rest of the cows: yes, this sounds like a great plan. Rest of the ranchers: okay, keep slaughtering them then.