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As if it is not horrible enough that animals are being slaughtered by the billions, the truth is that we are killing babies.  Most of the slaughtered animals are just youngsters; many should never have been taken from their mothers so early.  Imagine what life must be for a newborn calf, dragged away form a grieving mother and forced into a horrible life without solid food in a tiny crate.  Or a newly hatched, perfectly formed male baby chick, who suddenly finds himself flying through a long frightening tube into a grinder – terror, pain, suffering, death.  All of it is crafted by man for man’s enjoyment and pleasure; it is incredibly cruel and disturbing that the healthy offspring of another species should be treated like trash.  A few people make a lot of money from these ugly enterprises; most people just are unwilling to deal with what their consumer choices cost others in misery and suffering. Some people are unaware and choose to remain unaware.

The Cost for Eggs and Cheese is Borne by Babies of Other Species

The male baby chicks are usually killed when they are only one day old!  If you have ever witnessed a mother hen, you know why that saying developed about the protectiveness of mother hens. Or if you have witnessed the grief struck cows whose babies are dragged away from them, bellowing and cutting themselves on barbed wire – stealing people’s babies so you can steal their mother’s milk is particularly odious.  But most people participate because it is so habitual that it seems normal – NORMAL! Nothing about stealing babies from their mothers and murdering them is normal. It is completely unnatural. When I see someone eating cheese or drinking milk, I mentally get an image of an adult human suckling on the cow’s teats – hardly a normal thing to do.

All those pigs and cows are usually slaughtered when only a few months old.  They are the human equivalent of toddlers. A few dairy cows may live into the animal equivalent of young teens, but then with abnormally enlarged and engorged milk sacs, often filled with pus. I have been a nursing mother and I wince when I see the distortions and know the discomfort that practice must cause those young beings that are cows. None of what the cow is capable of, none of what would give joy or seem natural, none of that is allowed. They are solely commodities on legs for an unhealthy and callous world.

Giving up Cheese is Giving up a Blood-Drenched Food

Next time someone is talking about their own “difficulty” in giving up cheese, milk, or meat, remind them that they are talking about the death of babies. Ask them how they feel about all the antibiotics and even pus that is part of drinking cow’s milk.  Ask them to consider the high fat content and what is happening to their arteries, and if their cholesterol is shooting skywards. If they think it is difficult to go without their milk, think how difficult it is for the baby for whom it was created.  The process that brings eggs and milk and cheese to your plate means death to newborn male chicks and calves; in fact, the dairy industry results in death as much as the meat industry does, and possibly causes more prolonged suffering. For a great article about the problem with cheese, read Vegan Freaks take on it.  Some cheese is not even vegetarian, because rennet, a substance used in processing the cheese, comes from the stomachs of animals.

Let’s get weaned and start acting like adults.

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