The truth about organic milk: cows are suffering on even the most “humane” dairy farmswww.theatlantic.comexternal-link naturalgasbad ( @naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca ) World News@lemmy.ml • 3 months ago message-square60fedilinkarrow-up1176
arrow-up1176external-linkThe truth about organic milk: cows are suffering on even the most “humane” dairy farmswww.theatlantic.com naturalgasbad ( @naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca ) World News@lemmy.ml • 3 months ago message-square60fedilink
minus-square eardon ( @eardon@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilink26•3 months agoCows need to be pregnant to produce milk so dairy cows are artificially inseminated throughout most of their lives. They don’t tell you this in school.
minus-square antlion ( @antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) linkfedilink9•3 months agoNot only that but the calves would require a large percentage of that milk, and so a byproduct of dairy farms is often veal, at least for the male calves.
minus-square bassad ( @bassad@jlai.lu ) linkfedilink3•3 months agoThen after only 4-5 years of this they are slaughtered because the milk production begins to diminish.
Cows need to be pregnant to produce milk so dairy cows are artificially inseminated throughout most of their lives.
They don’t tell you this in school.
Not only that but the calves would require a large percentage of that milk, and so a byproduct of dairy farms is often veal, at least for the male calves.
Then after only 4-5 years of this they are slaughtered because the milk production begins to diminish.