buttercup
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I disagree with you about giving up dairy products. It may be inhumane now, but this is not a problem that can be compared with slaughter. People have always milked milk, this does not imply torment of the animal a priori. The cow give milk as far as she is being milked, there is no need for additional methods. In India cows are not killed, but they drink milk. This is the optimal model, if you refuse milk, the cows will be exterminated altogether. You don't have to preach it.
I know we disagree on that, I figured you were a vegetarian and not vegan.
But dairy really is absolutely horrible. It is as exploitative as it gets. It is literally about exploiting motherhood (which is supposed to be a beautiful thing) by forcing cows to be pregnant over and over and over, only to have their baby taken away from them on Day 1 or 2, which causes suffering and distress....so that someone can steal the breast milk meant for the baby, and make a profit from regular people who have no idea about the cruelty goes on in the industry.
There's zero need for an adult to drink a cow's breast milk, or any breast milk for that matter. Why do you think nearly 3/4ths of the world's population is lactose intolerant? The dairy industry has also lied about it being healthy, it is one of the worst things people can consume.