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From the lens Why a Dairy Cow Would Like You To Become Dairy-Free.

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  • tomthebutcher May 19, 2011 @ 5:23 pm | delete
    First of all I want to start out by saying I LOVE MILK. I don't really care if I get cancer from it... as far as I know no one it my family for the last 200 years as died from milk enduced cancer. Maybe ciggerettes. And I'm a butcher so it ain't nothing for me to dismember a calf for veal.. people gotta eat and steak is good. I also own my own dairy cows witch I do raise humanly because there are family cows I do alternate them so they are not constintly pregnate and they are free to go where they please I do not seperate the calfs unless we need to but the calf ain't gunna drink all the milk and nether are we so I let the calf stay with its mom. But when are cows get old and stop producing good milk we set the off to the pasture so they can die happy of course they come in at night and winter for some oats I also raise meat chickens egg chicken and hogs too. We use there manuare for fertelizer. The stuff we don't use is given to our neighbors for oats or barley. Everything is made at home like cheese and cream and butter. But the idear that milk is bad for you is outragous. I think your all just a bunch of hippies and people should stop drinking milk and meat products so there's more for me. Trust me I've slaughter more animals in my life then people usally see but its a way of life and I don't think people should changed for living like that. But people like you cause people like me to go out of buiness and loose our homes and jobs. So I hate every single one of you.
  • GaryPacker May 19, 2011 @ 6:28 pm | delete
    Oh dear Tom. What can I say except: "Thank you for your comment"?

    Maybe I am a hippy, but an educated one, nonetheless.

    Have a great life.

    Kind Regards,

    Gary
  • Kayla Oct 7, 2010 @ 11:38 am | delete
    First off, cows with mastitis are treated with antibotics untill they are mastitis free. While being treated they are not milked along with the rest of the herd into the bulk tank they are milked seperatly. After the withdrawel time the milk is tested from that cow to ensure the milk is antibiotic free, then and only then is she milked so that her milk goes into the bulk tank with the other cows. So neither mastitis or antibiotics are being put in the milk! Milk is safe to drink, it always has been and always will be. Without milk and milk products how do people think they are going to feed the ever growing population? There is nothing unatural about milking a cow, it has been done for centuries. Calves are well taken care of in a quality dairy facility and given the proper nutrtion and care that they need from the second they are born. If you personally have never been on or have knowlege of the dairy industry I encourage you to get your facts straight before bashing on all dairy operations!
  • GaryPacker Oct 7, 2010 @ 12:17 pm | delete
    Oh, but Kayla, I have been on a dairy farm and have a working knowledge of the dairy industry. I went to college to learn dairy farming, but it was too harsh and cruel for me to carry on.

    Anyway, thanks for your comment, it is much appreciated. Perhaps it may be worth your while doing some research into the FACTS of how unnatural and harmful it is to drink milk from another mammal.

    I hope you have a really nice, long and happy life (I sincerely mean that), because the dairy cows certainly don't.
  • Abby Nov 8, 2010 @ 10:45 pm | delete
    Kayla if you are interested in the "health benefits" of milk you should read The China Study by Campell and The Food Revolution by John Robbins. There are many many studies that have been conducted for decades now that are peer reviewed, and have been repeated showing a diet high in dairy increases your risk of nearly every kind of cancer. It is particularly toxic for your colon and men's prostates. It increases risk of diabetes, arthritis and actually increases your risk of osteoperosis. it's really very toxic for humans to consume, besides the way most animals are treated in the modern growers system.
  • Natalie Sep 8, 2010 @ 2:27 pm | delete
    Dairy (milk, cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, yogurt, string cheese, butter, ice-cream, milkshakes, etc.) can lead to disease and phlegm in your system. Did you know casein is used for glue and adhesives, the same ingredient found in the dairy products you consume every day. There are many more healthy alternatives ...like almond milk, Daiya cheese, soy sour cream, soy butter/spread, coconut milk ice cream, etc.). None of these lead to disease (as long as the soy is organic/non gmo that is) or phlegm in your system. I suffered with wheezing/asthma/chronic mucus in my airways all my life. I eliminated dairy from my life almost four months ago, eliminating the need for my inhaler, yes I threw it away! I can breathe now without wheezing or trying to breathe through a whole bunch of phlegm too! Did you also know a dairy cow must produce your milk, while artificially impregnated, and that her calf is stolen from her moments after birth? A dairy cow can usually live around 20 years, but your glass of milk cuts her life short to a measly 4-5 years? Don't buy the hype, milk DOES NOT do a body good!!!
  • GaryPacker Sep 8, 2010 @ 4:40 pm | delete
    Hi Natalie,

    Thanks for your comment. You picked up on some great points already mentioned in my lens, but well worth reading again.

    Congratulations for becoming dairy free. It's a definite step in the right direction.

    Did you know you can make your own nut milk? I make a wonderful hazelnut milk simply by dropping a handful of hazelnuts into a blender and filling with about a pint of water. Whizzing it around for a couple of minutes and then straining it through a piece of muslin. It's delicious on cereal and higher in calcium than cow's milk.......

    You can do the same with the almonds for the almond milk......

    Great (unless you are allergic to nuts, of course).

    Thanks, once again for your wonderful comment.

    Regards,

    Gary
  • Dave Bernazani Sep 6, 2010 @ 1:13 pm | delete
    As a former milk-drinker, it was hard for me to give it up. But after learning about not only the many ways cows suffer during its production, but how unhealthy it really is, giving it up was a no-brainer. There are plenty of substitutes and I don't miss it at all, and feel good knowing I'm NOT contributing to animal cruelty. Thanks for posting this informative info!
  • GaryPacker May 8, 2009 @ 5:12 am | delete
    I write these lenses because I feel strongly about sentient beings being made to suffer.

    I know that not all will share my feelings, and I don't expect it to change overnight.

    It's not OK to hide your head in the sand and let suffering continue for the sake of a nice ice cream, a bar of milk chocolate or a tub of yogurt, but who am I to say you shouldn't do that?

    If you enjoy a nice beefburger in a bun, it is best not to think about the beef having it's throat ripped out (many while still alive and bleeding to death) and thrashing about in their own blood until their life ebbs away. It's up to you, but I, for one, won't be a part of it.

    By reading this lens, a seed has been planted. It is up to you whether you nurture it and let it grow. We have been blessed with the gift of free will. I choose to use my gift by not eating, wearing or having anything to do with animal products (if I can reasonably and practically avoid doing so). I believe in doing what is right for my conscience.
  • Degu May 8, 2009 @ 12:08 am | in reply to Chadrew | delete
    That's got to be one of the most idiotic things I have ever read.
  • spirituality May 6, 2009 @ 10:35 am | delete
    Great lens - you've been blessed by a squidoo angel :)
  • Chadrew Apr 27, 2009 @ 12:34 pm | delete
    As a kid I couldn't drink milk (or have ANY kinds of diary products for that matter) since I had lactose intolerance. When I hit puberty my body suddenly decided it's cool to produce the enzyme needed to digest lactose (it's called lactase I believe) - yeah, a totally weird case... Anyway, since I was so used to avoiding diary products I never started drinking milk or anything. I do enjoy some ice cream, milk chocolate or yogurt though :)

    And it's best not to think what happened to the food before it reached you nowadays... LOL.
  • Dave Bernazani Sep 6, 2010 @ 1:17 pm | delete
    Chadrew: actually, it IS best to "think about what happens to food before it reaches you." It's going into YOUR body, down YOUR mouth. You should be very concerned with where it comes from, how it's produced and processed, and exactly what ingredients are in it.
    It's no LOL matter. Please start educating yourself on your dietary choices. Thanks and good luck.
  • LindaJM Apr 27, 2009 @ 11:44 am | delete
    Very important and timely topic... dairy cows are more likely to spread mad cow disease than meat cows because dairy cows are allowed to get older. I've been vegetarian for many years. 5* and a Squid Angel blessing.
  • Petra Weiss Apr 24, 2009 @ 6:55 pm | delete
    Very well researched and put together report, Gary. I am sitting here on Saturday morning in front of my computer and gave my 5 year old daughter her cup of warm milk just a little earlier because it is so healthy and contains a lot of calcium....I feel like ripping it out of her hands now!
    I will certainly treat dairy with a different attitude from now on. It will certainly have lost its taste.
  • RandolfSmith Apr 23, 2009 @ 11:03 am | delete
    Hi Gary,
    Well I have to be honest - I can't see me stopping with the dairy products...BUT - you certainly have given me some food for thought!

    Great and Informative Lens

    Randy
    www.RandolfSmith.com

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