I Need An Answer To This Hypothetical Question A Cow Is In A Field...who Owns The Cow? Thanks In Advance

[dividimus31]

I need an answer to this hypothetical question A cow is in a field...Who owns the cow? thanks in advance

[Sam1960]

the farmer

[hc4361]

Not necessarily the person who owns the field.

[Ken4155]

Some farmers pay other land owners to let their livestock graze on their land.

[Svejk]

hindu or muslim?

[berniecuddles]

the person who put the cow there!

[Peaspeculiars]

whoever had the highest bid at the cattle market and paid the money for the cow owns it. If they haven't sold or gifted it to anyone in between market and field, then that person still owns it.
If the cow was born in the field, it belongs to whomever owns the mother cow.

[aelmpvw]

surely it's irrelevant where the cow is regarding its ownership?

[joeluke]

Her husband?

[Calibax]

Is this the "cow in the field" philosophical thought experiment.
http://io9.com/the-cow-that-proves-you-cant-be-right-accidentally-817993766

[Old_Geezer]

Hypothetically the owner owns the cow.

[Peaspeculiars]

^^ interesting link, thanks calibax

[hc4361]

Unless of course it is a female seal, also called a cow, that has clambered from the nearby beach

[anneasquith]

joe........................naughty .

[Psybbo]

The dairy farmer?

[andres]

The cow will be registered and as such will belong to the person holding the registration certificate.

[weecalf]

the place of the cow is not relevant so I suggest you mentioned the field as a red herring .in which case the mammy cow owns the said cow

[Prudie]

Whatever, just don't swap it for magic beans

[Peaspeculiars]

Ahh... does this lead us back to the 'who really owns your car' debate?

[woofgang]

Not enough information given to answer

[dividimus31]

In a sales environment but really made me laugh at the answers