I watched a brief snippet of a video this morning. It came out of New Zealand, but really it could have been filmed anywhere. It was a video of cows being born and then immediately being taken from their mothers and tossed carelessly into the waiting transportation that will whisk them away to the slaughterhouse. In all of these scenes the mother cow can be seen chasing after the vehicle or the person who is stealing away her baby. ... ... ... I wish people could see it. I wish people were forced to sit and watch this. The distress on the behalf of the mother is easy for everyone to see, if you care to look closely. Doctors have been telling us for years that the human body past 18 months of age does not need cows milk. So why is there such a huge demand for it. Why are the dairy companies still pushing it and doctoring it up to make it more palatable? Why? Why? Why? SO many questions that demand answers and yet none are forthcoming. Or those that are talking merely don't care about the animal as a whole.
Now. I eat chicken. I eat bacon. I do NOT eat beef or drink milk. I am a cow lover. I always have been since I can remember. From seeing the Swiss Browns in the Swiss alps I have been hooked. I have tried my hand at being a Pescetarian (only eats fish) but when my eating habits had to be changed drastically I had to add things back in. I have eaten soy bacon and I actually really like it. What I don't like is the fact that soy is not regulated and can be full of GMOs. My 18 month old daughter does not eat cows milk and it will remain that way. We are an almond milk family. For the health benefits as well as for the sake of all the momma cows out there that had their babies forcefully removed from them. I don't want to contribute to an industry that treats animals that way. I am working on cutting out the bacon and chicken again. It is indeed a work in progress.
"The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all the is wrong with the world." -Paul Farmer
