Stretch Brand

A herd of cows are funneled into a chute waiting for the brand of their owner. Either a metal brand is heated in the fire or an electric brand is used to send a distinctive smell into the air. To some this may seem inhumane, but once the scar is healed it provides everyone with the visual knowledge of whom the cow belongs to.

A wife and husband exchange rings on their wedding day. Those rings are a visual brand indicating…