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PETA

Oct 10 2013

Does organic milk mean that the cows have been treated humanely?

Question by c’est moi: Does organic milk mean that the cows have been treated humanely?
I’m a vegetarian, and I eat dairy. I buy cage-free eggs, but I’ve been wondering about cruelty-free milk and cheese too. I read a PETA article about how badly cows are treated at some dairy farms. Is this also true for organic farms? Is it possible to buy cruelty-free milk?

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Answer by cupcake9764
it’s not going to be guaranteed. i’m not completely positive, but i’m pretty sure organic means that the cows were fed organically, without steroids, etc. there is no way for sure to buy cruelty free milk, mainly because owners/bosses of dairy farms cannot watch how every single person treats every single cow, and i’m sure most of them don’t even really care enough to spend ridiculous amounts of money on. try other alternatives to milk. i drink soy milk (8th continent and silk are good, vanilla, chocolate, and original) but they also have rice milk, almond milk, etc. experiment with different things, but i would recommend using plain milk (not soy or anything) when cooking (i tried to make instant pudding with soy milk and it would not set or anything–stayed liquid in the refrigerator for like, 3 days before i threw it out). good luck!

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Written by Organic Farmer · Categorized: Organic · Tagged: PETA

May 24 2013

Q&A: How to locate a neighborhood farm that produces eggs/dairy in a significantly less cruel way?

Organic Farming
by suzettesuzette

Question by BT: How to discover a neighborhood farm that produces eggs/dairy in a much less cruel way?
Is there a website that has links to local farms or webpages? I know organic farms are less cruel, but probably only marginally so. I attempted PETA’s web site, just could not discover anything. I am in BC, Canada, btw.

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Answer by an on
old hens that are too old to generate price-effectivly any longer are shipped off have their heads cutt off then dropped in scalding water. sometimes the head-chopping machine misses one particular and its droped alive in the scalding water. to turn out to be de-feathered. and turned into stewing chickens
not even hens raised in 100% organic free of charge-variety nation fresh air farms are given a retirement plan, and simply carted off for the same fate all other chickens have.
if paying eight$ a carton for eggs makes you really feel much better. go for it. but you arnt a greater individual for the cost.

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Written by Organic Farmer · Categorized: Organic · Tagged: BC, BT, PETA

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