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I kind of thought that, even though I have been vegetarian all my life. Butter, ghee, yogurt, icecream- our whole family ate these on a regular basis. Unfortunately, we didn't see the reality of what dairy was and what it meant for the animal giving the milk. We grew up with a culture that incorporates milk into almost every dessert, ghee is an ayurvedic miracle to many, and dairy was supposed to "make your bones strong." How strong? Strong like a 1300-1600 lb cow?!
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| This is what COW MILK is supposed to create- a huge bovine animal. |
The average weight of an adult cow was 1400 lbs. The milk of a cow is meant for her calf to grow to that huge extent and size. The milk that is mass produced is laden with hormones, puss from her teets being over-pumped with cold metallic clamps. All this no matter how you pasteurize it, ends up in common milk. Raw, organic milk doesn't have the growth harmones but it is still unnecessary for the human body, and still not worth the abuse and torture. The emotional state of these cows- frustrated, tired, sad, distraught, stressed- all of that energy is in the milk. It is no wonder so many are ill, diseased, obese, and finding curious conditions in themselves. Dairy is usually tainted with various harmones such as rBST - which make the cow pump hundreds of gallons of milk when it really should only be pumping out enough to nourish its baby. The ONLY REASON A COW PRODUCES MILK- is for it's calf to get nourished and fed, and grow to that large 1500 lb size. Human beings are the ONLY MAMMAL to drink the milk of another mammal. This is not natural.
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| The Vegan Food Pyramid- so many great choices. |
Truly, I have no idea how anyone with a heart and soul can consume dairy, let alone MEAT after watching only 5 minutes of the extreme torture, suffering, and torment that these animals go through. From the conditions of dirt, bugs, feces that the cows stand in, to the pus that gets excreted from their nipples being so sore because they produce so much excess milk because of the hormones. This in itself was bad enough to witness. But what ALARMED me was the ABUSE and TORTURE that the cows and their babies went through for that cold glass of milk that we selfishly enjoy.
The Milking Process
It is so saddening. I only thought the torture was with animals who were slaughtered for meat. Boy was I wrong. A cow only produces milk for her baby calf. In dairy, they pump cows with hormones to produce gallons more milk than the cow can normally produce. They clamp on cold, heavy metallic milkers and pump on her already sensitive milk-giving area leaving her soar, in pain, and tired. They literally TOSS AWAY the calf, only 1-3 days after it is born, and leave it crying and suffering for its mother- the mother also gets frustrated and aggravated looking for her baby- it is in nature- for a mother to WANT to NURTURE and CARE and FEED her BABY!!!
Can you imagine what sorrow, suffering, and torture this is to both the cow and her baby calf?? Energetically speaking- can you see how much negative, painful, sad, depressive energy exists in such situations? That is the energy of milk, cheese, dairy and any other product YOU consume from an animal. They suffer. They see and watch their fellow animals suffer. And this is what you consume(if you are not vegan).
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| Cows die of infection, exhaustion, and the incessant levels of hormones they are injected with. |
Not only that- your body is not made up to take a COW's milk!! As a baby, it is recommended that a mother feed her baby breast-milk. After a year to 2 years max, even that stops. The amount of fat and nutrient dense content in a COW's milk- is meant to build HER baby calf up into a full grown, several hundred pound COW!!! It is not meant for you.
DIRT AND SLUDGE LIVING CONDITIONS
Cows, thousands of them, stand lined up in small pens, that are concrete(not even hay and let's forget grass). They are chained, with stapled piercings to "mark" them for identification. They are lined in metal bars, that encage them, leaving them very little room to sit comfortably or stand. They excrete right there, and have to wait for the farmhands to come clean up after them. This can take up to the next day. What are they to do? In such small enclosement, they end up sitting right in it. Can you imagine the level of disease and parasites, bacteria, and germs that begin developing in the cow itself? Please don't fool yourself thinking this only happens some places, some farms, but not yours. I assure you, the farms are FACTORIES with HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of animals. They only have so many people who can clean up after them.
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| This filth and feces invested pen is TYPICAL and very COMMON in dairy farms. |
ANIMAL FARM WORKERS- ABUSE
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| Take a look at this JERK abusing the cow, with his foot on her- this isn't the worst of it - FAR WORSE happens. |
PETA videos to watch:
Unfortunately, the level of care is extremely low. These workers seem to take their frustrations out on these poor animals, who themselves are doing nothing but giving up their lives for humans to be more comfortable and have dairy(or even steak if we talk about slaughter farms). They cannot even HUMANELY stand in their torture chambers aka pens- to top it, they are BEATEN, KICKED, PUNCHED and many times bleed profusely. Cows witness each other being tortured, and even killed. They sadly witness their calves being dragged away from them, and are helpless, and cannot do anything to defend themselves. They are absolutely defenseless. Does this seem FAIR, JUST, or RIGHT to you? It doesn't to me, and if you have a heart, a conscience, and a soul, it should have some affect on you. It should at least be getting you to think.
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| This cow, giving its sweat, blood, everything, is chained up in very TIGHT quarters and is PUNCHED by this fool. |
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| Wisconsin farmer CAUGHT RED HANDED kicking and abusing innocent, bovine cows. This farm was under fire for this- and RIGHTFULLY SO. |
The point of all this- everything has a consequence. We think we are just having that glass of milk, slice of cheese, or bowl of icecream. But if you look beyond it, and see where it all comes from, you will never see dairy the same way. If you have not seen the level of torture that these animals are tormented with- I urge you to watch the videos, 3 examples of millions of tortures happening every day. Please go to PETA or Mercy for Animals and investigate for yourself. It will be life-changing for most of you.
It is for this reason, Be Natural Cosmetics is going 100% vegan, from being 95%vegan(using beeswax in lipstick, and pearl/silk powder in finishing powders).
For more information on veganism, animal cruelty, and dairy farm torture, please visit PETAand go to Mercy For Animals, and you will see first hand what animals go through for human pleasure. Another great site- Click Here.
Think twice, and eat smart, and better! GO VEGAN. The choices are abundant the options are unlimited.
