tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673939991759509761.post6550597801837920247..comments2024-01-16T09:45:14.495-05:00Comments on BYOL: Milk Does(n't) the Body Good!Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02680555221065500408noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673939991759509761.post-89923674857507425432012-02-27T01:06:32.205-05:002012-02-27T01:06:32.205-05:00To be clear, veganism isn't a food belief; it&...To be clear, veganism isn't a food belief; it's a compassionate attitude towards all living beings.Abby Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060920122127099172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673939991759509761.post-44977694814325057712012-02-23T20:15:43.382-05:002012-02-23T20:15:43.382-05:00I admire the passion you guys have for your food b...I admire the passion you guys have for your food beliefs! I have my own passionate food beliefs...clearly a bit different. <br /><br />Ant, about health...I don't know...it is something I've been mulling around in my head but haven't come up with an answer yet. But for our family we drink raw milk from a local dairy farmer where the mom births outside and the babies stay with her. Yes, he does sell the boys as veal, but they are never pinned up and only eat a diet of grass (no grain for these cows). How do I know this? I visit the farm to pick up the milk!<br /><br />I'm guessing the studies you've summarized are all based on pasteurized cow milk and yes, I'd agree, that stuff is crap.Odin and Bjornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754809388069388424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673939991759509761.post-61169199214222726432012-02-22T15:30:08.143-05:002012-02-22T15:30:08.143-05:00If we throw out the morality question, we are stil...If we throw out the morality question, we are still left with the point of this post: is cows milk healthy to drink? If these four studies are right, than no, it is not. <br /><br />It may also help explain why President Zachary Taylor died- cherries and milk!Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680555221065500408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673939991759509761.post-54027642314902411692012-02-22T11:59:17.861-05:002012-02-22T11:59:17.861-05:00Did those "VERY compassionate" farmers k...Did those "VERY compassionate" farmers keep the male calves? Or sell them for veal/meat? Do the mother cows get to keep their female and/or male babies with them? Are they put into retirement in grassy fields and never killed? <br /><br />No. Then we aren't even approaching compassionate. Compassion isn't using animals "nicely" and abusing them "with respect", it's giving their needs consideration. No cows need to be perpetually pregnant, have their calves taken and milk stolen. And yes, it's stolen. We take away their babies and then take that milk meant for them and sell it to people who don't need it. <br /><br />Cow/goat/buffalo/etc. milk is made for babies of those species. Period.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610627483132195390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673939991759509761.post-4739169322896275972012-02-22T11:16:53.342-05:002012-02-22T11:16:53.342-05:00Odin and Bjorn,
I'm so happy to hear you atte...Odin and Bjorn, <br />I'm so happy to hear you attest that "lactating ain't all that bad", but I suppose that's easy to say when you are not forced into perpetual pregnancy and living a life hooked up to a milking machine. <br /><br />I'm also pretty sure that you didn't give birth standing in a pen, unable to turn around, with no other choice but to urinate and defecate on your own newborn. <br /><br />You also don't run the risk of having your children stolen from you at birth, kept in conditions that are not geared towards their own welfare, but rather how tender their flesh will be when cooked. <br /><br />To flippantly compare human lactation to the fate endured by most cows in the dairy industry is extremely irresponsible. Not to mention that the reality of idyllic, bucolic dairy farms are nothing more than a lie perpetuated by the massive dairy industry, whose cows see neither compassion or green pastures. <br /><br />As for the "VERY compassionate dairy farmers" you speak of, even if we assume that's true, these are still people who are using animals as commodities and will ultimately kill them. Would it be alright for you to kill your pets for food so long as you were "VERY compassionate" to them while you still considered them your pet? <br /><br />I also can't help but to point out that your naive insistence that not all cows suffer a horrific existence sounds much like the supporters of slavery who were quick to brag about how well some slaves were treated. <br /><br />The bottom line is that living beings- human or otherwise- are not on this planet for use by others.Abby Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060920122127099172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673939991759509761.post-24046811054245121462012-02-22T09:34:13.453-05:002012-02-22T09:34:13.453-05:00I know some VERY compassionate dairy farmers. I&#...I know some VERY compassionate dairy farmers. I've seen the cows happily walk into the milking parlor and then when they are done back out to their yummy green pastures. Definitely not the norm, but it does exist. And as nursing mom of a 3.5 year old AND a 5 month old, I can tell you, lactating ain't all that bad;-)Odin and Bjornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754809388069388424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673939991759509761.post-12789683599063185072012-02-21T16:54:32.766-05:002012-02-21T16:54:32.766-05:00No; it came out around Mother's Day and it was...No; it came out around Mother's Day and it was specific to the heartwrenching experience of the mother cow and how all women should relate. I'll keep looking!Abby Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060920122127099172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673939991759509761.post-29864950827809811412012-02-21T16:23:40.881-05:002012-02-21T16:23:40.881-05:00is it this article?
http://www.thescavenger.net/f...is it this article? <br />http://www.thescavenger.net/feminism-a-pop-culture/milk-is-a-feminist-issue-662.html-tthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802308996017037523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673939991759509761.post-57091992707558329672012-02-21T11:12:52.181-05:002012-02-21T11:12:52.181-05:00I'm sorry I can't post it here (can't ...I'm sorry I can't post it here (can't find it), but I once read an incredible article on why no self-respecting female, or male respectful of females, should consume cowsmilk as it is a severe feminist issue on top of everything else. The bottom line is that the dairy industry is so intrinsically linked with the meat industry that any attempt to delineate is moot.<br /><br />"Perhaps you should learn to like your tea the way you like your men!" Strong? Dark? "High in antioxidants and vitamins"?Abby Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060920122127099172noreply@blogger.com