The best short video so far, from http://www.mercyforanimals.org/dairy
on the dark truth behind the dairy industry.
Please seriously consider giving up any food that has dairy content.
Evidence gathered during the investigation reveals:
~ Cows with bloody open wounds, prolapsed uteruses, pus-filled infections, and swollen joints, apparently left to suffer without veterinary care
~ “Downed” cows – those too sick or injured to even stand – left to suffer for weeks before dying or being killed
~ Workers hitting, kicking, punching, and electric-shocking cows and calves
~ Calves having their horns burned off without painkillers, as a worker shoved his fingers into the calves’ eyes to restrain them
~ Calves having their tails cut off – a painful practice opposed by the American Veterinary Medical Association
~ Newborn calves forcibly dragged away from their mothers by their legs, causing emotional distress to both mother and calf
~ Cows living in overcrowded sheds on manure-coated concrete flooring
~ Workers injecting cows with a controversial bovine growth hormone, used to increase milk production
Thankfully, compassionate consumers can choose to withdraw their support of these abusive industries by adopting a vegan diet. Each time we eat we can choose kindness over cruelty.