Response to the article from: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1844721,00.html
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), after all these years, have finally come up with an idea that suggests milking cows is an act of cruelty: an attempt to reduce these suffering for cows started with asking ice cream company, Ben & Jerry's, to begin using breast milk for their product instead of cow milk. After taking a glimpse of their point of view, I feel that PETA has made a rather ridiculous move in asking for this favor. To recommend a change in such an old tradition of all cultures is a bold move. Especially with only two main arguments, PETA seems to be a little premature for initiating this consult. Ice cream is a dessert enjoyed by everyone and has been enjoyed for millenniums. The first tracing of any idea close to our modern day ice cream dates back to 300 B.C., and the first tracing of an ice combined with milk composition came from China in the seventh century. The milk is a crucial ingredient for ice cream. Not only does milk give this favorite dessert it’s creaminess, but also has health benefits too. Milk, due to the calcium content, can prevent bone diseases, colon cancer, and even reduces the risk of tooth decay. Cows have been destined as farm animals ever since the Neolithic revolution, where humans started to settle and farm: never in human history has cow domestication and milking become an act of cruelty. Also, if breast milk was to be used in replacement of cow milk, who would be the ones providing milk for the world? Besides, cows are way better at producing milk than humans anyway! PETA needs to prioritize human needs since we ARE the dominant race.
-daryl
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I would have to totally agree with Daryl here. First of all I dont think breast milk is going to be that good of an idea in feeding the world. Secondly, how is milking cows an act of cruelty?? and lets say even if it is, wouldn't that also make breast milk a cruelty to the humans as well then? This concept of replaying cow milk with human breast milk will just slip, the reasons are just too unreasonable. I think the PETA should be nuked, cuz they make me angry for saying something that pathetic...
Daryl I agree with what you're saying. First of all I don't understand why the PETA would come to the conclusion that milking cows is an act of cruelty. I mean, the history of milking cows have been for long long time. And as you said, cows have been destined as farm animals ever singe the Neolithic revolution, so I don't understand why the PETA would suddenly start saying that milking cows would be considered animal cruelty. It's absolutely ridiculous! What's worse would be their suggestion of using breast milk to replace cow milk? If we did listen to the PETA and switched to breast milk, if we we needed large sums of milk? Sooner or later, breast milk would be considered as a cruelty to humans as well.
I cant even imagine eating icecream that's made of breast milk! I think the PETA better reevaluate and take back what they've said because it's unpractical and absurd.
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Anyway, i agree with you there Daryl.
Cows ARE farm animals, and if you don't milk the cows, their udders will suffer infections, which WILL kill them. So i don't understand why PETA would be so ignorant to say: "milking the cows = animal cruelty"
it's an oxymoron in my opinion.
Also, i refuse to eat ice cream made from breast milk. How the heck do you milk PEOPLE anyway? And would women actually sign up for this kind of job? And another thing, to mass produce ice cream like today, producers would need large sums of milk... how would the producers be able to meet their daily needs if their supply of milk is from people?! They would need like milk from 20 people to fill ONE bucket!
PETA should really think about what they are saying before making such statements
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Hippo Guy out ---
I tend to talk a lot about the cruelty of animals and i do support most of PETA's issues. PETA is actually a great organization for the prevention of animal cruelty around the world. They have helped thousands of animals and have given a voice to these acts of cruelty but i find that PETA has gone a little too far this time. Despite the fact that cows are raised to be eaten and milked, why on earth would anyone want to drink another woman's breast milk?! That's kind of disgusting and i doubt that the majority of the worlds population would ever agree to such an idea. All in all, i really think PETA should drop this idea of using breast milk in place of cows milk, they should maybe spend a little more time reporting about actual acts of animal cruelty.
Breast Milk is not only a unreasonable path to go, it is also expensive and hard to come by. Mothers stress themselves already to produce breast milk and PETA wants to strain mothers some more to reach the milk demands? Not only that, many many babies around the world need breast milk. PETA is proposing that we give the milk to ice cream producers instead of giving it to the HUMANS that need it? It seems like they are putting animals above the humans now. I've read their article on the PETA site about their letter to Ben and Jerry's. It isn't that they think that we should use the breast milk, it was just their radical way to get media attention or the public's attention anyway. Their reason was that they think that cow's milk is for a calf, which just like how breast milk is for human babies. Anyway, I agree with you, and I'm sure everyone else also agree using cow's milk is best.
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