I just drove past a field of cows and there were babies too. The calfs we’re so cute! But it got me thinking… When cows make milk it usually goes to their babies, right? So how is it that we have constant stores of milk and cheese at the supermarket? Do we only get milk from cows who’s calfs didn’t make it (passed away)? Or is it that cows always have milk so it’s no big deal if we take it instead of it going to a calf? Need some dairy farmers to help me out with this one please!
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I don’t drink cow’s milk because it’s a cruel system. Having borne and breastfed two of my own children too, I sympathize even more with them.
First the female cows are forcibly artificially inseminated (which is a violent procedure), forced to carry a pregnancy, have their cal(ves) stolen from them leaving them traumatized, then their milk is taken. They frequently get painful mastitis (infections from the milk getting stuck- speaking from personal experience, it’s awful) because the vacuum pumps aren’t as effective as a live calf nursing. Then they eventually dry up because they can’t continue to produce forever, so rinse and repeat, they’re forcibly artificially inseminated again, ad nauseum until the cow is too old and gets killed.
Humans don’t need the milk of another animal. The balance of nutrition and hormones are wrong. The process of farming this milk is also cruel and unnecessary. Yes, it’s a big deal if we take milk from a cow.
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