Visit to a Dairy Farm

Animal cruelty looks like being aggressively bred and drugged to produce as much milk as possible in the shortest amount of time possible. Dairy cows are often killed after just three lactation cycles as it is more cost effective to kill them early on instead of waiting for milk production to

As you can see the dairy cow should be in milk for around 305 days a year and have a drying off period of around 60 days. After calving the cow should be back in calf after 85 days, this is to keep the ratio of 1 calf/ cow/ year. This ratio will get the highest yield out of the cow and keep a good profit margin for the farmer.

According to a website spiked “in defense of factory farming”, the CEO Gary Corbett from Fair Oaks dairy farm in Indianapolis said that the cows lives better than other animals. The cows have their own Scientifics that created

It contains the mineral calcium, which build bones and keep them healthy. Osteoporosis is a condition where your bones are pourous and break or fracture very easily. Drinking milk and obtaining calcium helps prevent this in a major way. Protein is also found in milk, and is also extremely important.. Protein is used by your body to repair and make tissue, such as your hair and nails, and is also used to make enzymes, such as lactase, to speed up chemical reactions in your body. One last thing found in protein is potassium. Potassium helps maintain mineral and water throughout your body, can help control muscle growth and plays a big role in nerve function. Regular drinking milk is broken into four main types, with countless products branching off. These four types are whole milk, 1% milk, 2% milk, and skim milk. The types are divided by their fat contents (whole being the highest in fat, skim being the lowest). The brand of milk that will be used in this experiment is Horizon. This brand is part of the National Organic Program, so the cows producing the milk will not be genetically modified. This means the cows will not be given any hormones or preservatives, which could potentially effect the milk, and how the lactase responds to

Say what you will about killing animals, but most enlightened people will agree it takes a special kind of evil to harm an animal. After-all animals are powerless against human technology. They cannot

The other thing that we should consider before using dairy products is from the ethical point of view. Drinking cow’s milk or consuming any dairy product is equal to torturing thousands of cows, due to changing their nature and way of living in order to make them useable for ourselves. It has become evident that milk is not the only source and product that we can reach vitamins, proteins and calcium from, in fact there are many natural and healthy products that we can reach out those factors that we are looking for it in milk, for instance fruits. Contrary to common belief, people should stop consuming milk because it is unhealthy, unnatural and unethical.

In this book, Schmid starts by tracing back to the recorded history of milk. Schmid points out that raw milk and the products made from it shaped the cultures of western civilization. The earliest human artifacts such as vessels contained residues of milk. No matter where people traveled to, the milk cows were always followed. Rome, for example, was built

Living conditions on a dairy farm sound like something out of a horror film. To begin with, cows on typical dairy

Hens and pigs are kept in spaces barely large enough for them to fit in, which makes it difficult to move or lay down. Cows are put in into places so crowded that they barely move. The animals are genetically manipulated to grow larger and produce more meat, this makes them obese and may make chicken’s upper bodies too heavy for their legs, which means they will not be able to move and thus, they will starve to death. Antibiotics are forced-feed to the animals to make them grow faster and more adapt to live in unsanitary conditions such as the slaughterhouses in which they are raised and killed (peta). For a cow to produce milk they had to have previously given birth, the calves are then killed in a variety of ways for veal. The cow’s lifespan can span to twenty-five years, however with the over-milking of the cows the cows aren’t able to produce any more milk around the age of five years and therefore are killed

Cows generally have a lifespan of 25 years but the beef cows are slaughtered before the age of four. Many have their horns cut or burned off without any type of anesthesia or painkiller, they are also sometimes castrated by tearing their testicles from their body without any painkillers. During their lives their diet makes them susceptible to many diseases and on top of that they don't receive the proper veterinary care. Cattle in places like Montana, Nebraska, Texas, and Arizona freeze to death or die from heat stroke as the seasons pass due to neglect for their well being. Dairy cows don't fair much better in their lives. Many have large portions of their tails removed because of the false perception that it helps to keep their udders clean, and of course this occurs without the use of any type of painkiller. Calves are also torn away from their mothers only days after birth causing extreme traumatic stress to both mother and calf. Dairy cows usually only live about 5 years because their bodies give out from the neglect and living conditions. Their bodies are so run down that upon their death they can only be used for cat or dog food because humans wouldn't want to consume

Despite all the positives of the milk industry, there are a few negatives. One such negative is milk doesn’t naturally posses iron. Also there are currently limited options for lactose intolerant people. They can drink products such as almond milk, but don’t get the same nutrients as from regular milk. PETA also has a voice in this; They believe that farmers are the evil force, stealing baby calves from their mothers just to kill them. The PETA organization is also of the opinion that cows are in pain when being milked and therefore should just be left alone. While none of this true, they have managed to convince 1000’s of people that cattle should be left to their own devices. Following this PETA has announced that branding and dehorning is wholly unacceptable because it causes that cattle too much pain, ignoring the fact that the calves don’t remember it and that the procedures are only done for the safety of both farmer and

Over the years the issues of animal cruelty in factory farms has became a major issue, because of the thriving meat industry. The issues regarding animal cruelty are important because it concerns fundamental moral and economic questions in respect to the way animals are treated, before being brutally slaughtered and consumed by americans daily. The topic of animal cruelty raises multiple differing arguments, many concerning religion and a person's geological location in the world. By considering the arguments made by people who believe animal cruelty to be morally acceptable, and researching the verified practices taking place in factory farms today it will be clear that in the United States, factory farming is a cruel and unnecessary practice.

The video showed “…downed cows shot in the head several times and still struggling and kicking as workers walked away. Workers appeared to be suffocating some downed cows by standing on their mouths and nostrils.” (Nidever) Cows are required to be stunned with a pneumatic gun before slaughter so they are rendered unconscious. However, there were many cows thrashing around while going to slaughter.

Factory farming is a new and growing industry, but so many people are so unaware of what it is and how horrific it is. Animals used to be treated respectfully on farms, but now are often times treated terribly in both the dairy and meat

Many companies, like McDonalds, lie about what actually goes on at their farms. “Free range” “Cruelty free” “Killed in a humane way” Those are just some the things that consumers are told and believe everyday. Saying thank you to the animal before munching on its flesh and bones doesn’t excuse what happens to them. The abuse and torture animals go through at factory farms isn’t fair and needs to be stopped immediately.