Mar 19 2009
Dairy cows no longer cash cows
“Arizona had about 358,000 head of cattle in January, down from about 373,000 a year earlier, according to the USDA”, writes the Arizona Daily Star online . That’s about a five percent reduction in the number of animals being exploited to death by the industry. Wouldn’t it be nice if it went down to zero? I have been reading about the current dairy crisis, with falling prices and animals being slaughtered because they are no longer ‘profitable’, and it makes me wonder about the world we live in.
When are people going to see this is a crazy business? Keeping animals to make a profit out of their lives is cruel and risky and when push comes to shovel, the animals are treated as a piece of trash to be disposed of, a useless commodity. Such an approach leaves me cold.
That’s why I’m a vegan. By adopting a vegan diet you no longer participate in the twisted economics of the animal exploitation industry. It’s a sick, morally repugnant business as stories like the one linked to above show. I feel really sorry for all these cows being hastily slaughtered because their calves’ milk is no longer profitable. It’s disgusting.
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