Animal Welfare

Dairy cows are portrayed as having an idyllic life but the reality is that the animals (like all mammals) only produce milk for their young in response to giving birth. The animals are kept in a cycle of near constant pregnancy and lactation (meaning huge physically and metabolic stress, often leading to disease). Each cow also suffers the separation from their young, calling for each other desperately - something which has been studied, and even the dairy industry themselves admit it causes emotional stress. The fundamentals and nature of producing and extracting milk from cows (especially the modern dairy industry) conflicts the animals physical and emotional welfare.

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