Happy Cows ~ Behind The Myths

In order to maintain uninterrupted milk production, cows are forced year after year to go through an endless cycle of pregancy and birth, only to have their calves immediately taken from them. Cows and calves cry out for each other as they are separated.

All forms of dairy farming involve forcibly impregnating cows. This involves a person inserting his arm far into the cow's rectum in order to position the uterus, and then forcing an instrument into her vagina. The restraining apparatus used is commonly called a "rape rack."

Half of all calves born are male. Of no use in milk production, they are sent to veal-producing operations or directly to auctions where they are sold and slaughtered when they are just a few days old. Male calves used for veal production suffer a crude castration process and are killed after 4 months spent in small crates or pens.

After just 4 to 6 years, dairy cows are "spent" from being forced to continuously produce milk. Often weak and ill, they endure transport to auction and slaughter, both of which are traumatic for these gentle animals. If allowed to exist free of exploitation and slaughter, cows can live 25 years or more.

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When those who have the money to enjoy meat-rich diets cause the market to redirect available supplies of grain away

from the tables of people who cannot pay in order to feed livestock to provide meat to those who can,

they contribute to the dynamics of hunger.

John Cavanagh & Jerry Mander, eds., Alternatives to Economic Globalization

http://www.brook.com/veg/#TOC11

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[nottobig]

dandelion45 you are full of un-true bullS*** by the way i had a 16 oz steak today with a nice big glass of milk

dairy farming is not cruel its a business as a son of a 5 year running dairy farm i find that you do not have all your facts stright so go piss on yourself for thinking farmers will damage that which makes them money

did not God take a lamb and shed its blood over your dorr so your first born shall be saved

i rest my case you idiot

[dandelion45]

"by the way i had a 16 oz steak today with a nice big glass of milk "

So what do you want me to do? I use to eat meat myself long ago and I loved my steak very rare and your point is?

"God" also said that man was allowed to beat black slaves so long as they don't die. "God" also pro-genocide and human slavery. The bible has been poisoned by man and sorry but when god said "thou shalt not kill" that is what he meant, no lamb no blood.

[spenser260]

I encourage each and every one of you to visit an actual dairy farm and see how the farmers treat their cows, then make your decision on whether it is true or not. The media lies, experience it for yourselves.

[dandelion45]

Obviously if there are going to have visitors at the farm they will not mistreat the cows in the front of the people LOL!

[dairyingrocks]

these are all made up things this doesn't happen!!!!! go to a real dairy farm go see this doesn't happen

[dandelion45]

Yeah suuuuure

[spenser260]

I am dairy farmer and what you people need to understand is that it's these cows that make us our money. It is our business. Mistreating these cows results in less profitability. Its ignorant to think that a dairy farmer is going to mistreat and damage the sole item that makes him money. And the milking of the cows is not cruel. We don't even have to round up the cows most of the time to milk them because they want to be milked and walk to the barn themselves.

[dandelion45]

Put yourself in the mother cows place then you tell it its not "cruel" to have your baby taken away to be used for veal and you will be milked till you cannot be milked no more as you endless grieve for your child. Are you female or a male?

[fishmarc]

breez: I've read some idiotic comments here on youtube, but your's takes the cake. Horses are being sent to slaughter, few if any are being released and are picked up. If you don't eat beef or dairy these industries will stop breeding and the animals simply will not exist. A few herds could be kept for prosterity. Please don't make ridiculous argements.

[neesan1]

Do you treat your human " friends " the same as you do your " cow " friends.. I very much doubt that you do !