The Dairy Industry's... TRASH
| “ | There is probably more suffering in a glass of milk or an ice cream cone than there is in a steak. | ” |
| — Gary Francione | ||
Here is why dairy is not vegan. Dairy industry is the meat industry. Majority of people think it doesn't hurt a cow to be milked, but in reality, it does.[1] Dairy is not kind and innocent, but cruel, violent and exploitative.[2]
Facts[]
- All cows must be pregnant in order to produce milk,[3] they cannot produce milk spontaneously without pregnancy hormones.[2]
- 21,000,000 dairy calves are slaughtered for veal or cheap beef.[4]
- 95,000 of them are in the UK alone, according to a report by Viva! in 2015.[5]
- ~500,000 of them are in Australia alone, according to Bear Witness Australia.
- Pus (the creamy white stuff that oozes from wounds) or somatic cells, is often in cow's milk because many cows will suffer from mastitis, a painful inflammation of the udders.[6]
The Independent revealed Coombe Farm in Somerset:
- Has given dead cows to the local hunt, as free food for hounds;[1] shocking the consumers, as they didn't know they were indirectly supporting fox hunts.[8]
- Distressed newborn calves struggling as workers shoved feeding tubes down their throats[1][9]
- A calf thrown to the ground and slapped in the face during force-feeding[9]
- A worker standing on a calf with his full body weight, shouting:[9]
| “ | You f******. . .s*** | ” |
- Cows agitated and trying to intervene as calves call out in distress[9]
- A newborn calf dragged by its back legs into a separation pen away from its mother[9]
- Several cows with their back legs chained together in shackles[9]
Environmental facts[]
Health facts[]
- According to a report published in the British Medical Journal in 1943, between 1912 and 1937 some 65,000 people died of tuberculosis contracted from consuming milk in England and Wales alone.[2]
References[]
Full quote:
| “ | There is no meaningful distinction between eating flesh or eating dairy or other animal products. Animals exploited in the dairy industry live longer than those used for meat, but they are treated worse during their lives, and they end up in the same slaughterhouse after which we consume their flesh anyway. There is probably more suffering in a glass of milk or an ice cream cone than there is in a steak. | ” |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Warning: Distressing footage or images: Supporting the dairy industry inflicts more pain on cows than you know. And yes, that includes drinking their milk The Independent. Accessed 10/27/2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Warning: Distressing footage or images: The Myth of Harmlessness: The Real Underbelly of the Dairy Industry Medium. Accessed 11/01/2018.
- ↑ Warning: Distressing footage or images: 10 Dairy Facts the Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know Free from Harm. Accessed 11/1/18
- ↑ “Calf Slaughter by Country in 1,000 Head,” Index Mundi: Animal Numbers. Accessed 7/21/2014
- ↑ Trash Scary Dairy by Viva! Accessed 11/1/18
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Why You Don't Need Dairy Scary Dairy by Viva! Accessed 11/17/18.
- ↑ How much pus is there in milk? Written By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM on September 8th, 2011
- ↑ Warning: Distressing footage or images: Organic dairy farm supports hunting by offering dead animals as food for hounds The Independent. Accessed 10/27/2018
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Warning: Distressing footage or images: Consumers paying more for organic milk ‘being duped’ as secret footage reveals cruelty on Soil Association farm The Independent. Access 10/27/2018.