I would however give the milk to someone who drank milk until the cow stopped producing it.
If there is nothing suckling the milk dries up, much like humans. Thought you might like to know
Really? I've heard stories of cows milking themselves if there isn't an suckling. Though I suppose that could of been with cows that were injected with several different hormones. In fact most likely was.
I would however give the milk to someone who drank milk until the cow stopped producing it.
If there is nothing suckling the milk dries up, much like humans. Thought you might like to know
Really? I've heard stories of cows milking themselves if there isn't an suckling. Though I suppose that could of been with cows that were injected with several different hormones. In fact most likely was.
It takes time, doesn't happen over night but it's supply and demand.
I have chickens though, and can say that I do consume their eggs time to time. If Mum cooks/bakes something with their eggs in it I'll eat it. As far as people are concerned I am vegan, in my own household I'm cruelty-free. I try to live an all round balanced lifestyle - eggs are a by product and I find resourcefulness as appealing as saving animals. I'd rather source something from my backyard (that would otherwise be a waste product) than consume something highly processed and imported from the other side of the world.
There's no cruelty involved, it would be like me fertilising my veggie patch with their sh*t. Ethically and obviously in my opinion, I see nothing cruel about it. I can however, see that going out and purchasing animals ie a cow, in order to use it for it's milk does not support the idea of veganism. I rescued my chickens from a battery however, to save their lives, not so I could eat eggs. They're just a handy by product that we share around with neighbours and eat from time-to-time.
This is totally a question that has plagued me. I'm not currently vegan, I still eat eggs which I buy from the little fruit and veg near my house which they assure come from somebodies smallish farm with free-range chooks (that's the impression they give). I think what I've settled on at the moment is that eventually I wanna go vegan, I would never touch dairy again if I did (I try not to at the moment anyway wherever possible) and if I had my own chickens I probably would eat their eggs.
On the other hand, I wouldn't encourage people to go out and buy chickens for that purpose, because most people can't look after themselves so I don't want to encourage them to have innocent animals in their care. You know what I mean?
No, because for every dairy cow there was a male calf killed at birth, and for every egg laying hen there was a male chick killed at birth.
Anyway, animals are not "things" to be used, they exist for there own reasons.
you should say as animal lovers.... would you stop being Vegan,
if you knew that ethical issues were resolved and you were involved...
but then you can add.... would you eat a pig you've raised half your life...
then BAM you're back into country life....
it isn't new wave for people to milk cows and have chickens for eggs you know..
Veganism is a little more matured than that... being 'Animal Lovers'...
is what you're looking for.
that is absolutely falacious
Deespark said:
*Steph* said:
Deespark said:
I would however give the milk to someone who drank milk until the cow stopped producing it.
If there is nothing suckling the milk dries up, much like humans. Thought you might like to know
Really? I've heard stories of cows milking themselves if there isn't an suckling. Though I suppose that could of been with cows that were injected with several different hormones. In fact most likely was.
I don't think this trait is restricted to ruminant grazing animals either,
I've heard that monkeys even do it.
