Got Milk?

Milk may be seen as a "safe" beverage. No cows died in the making right? Actually, those cows are impregated yearly and the male calves are seen as worthless, and many bobby calves find themselves crowded into a slaughterhouse within only a few days of their birth.

Once disunited from their mothers, they are taken to slaughterhouses miles away, generally in overloaded trucks where there is little to no room to lie down. To get them up, they are often dragged by their tails or legs, and sometimes are even electrically prodded. After arriving at the abattoir, many bobby calves have to survive the night with no nourishment before they are slaughtered. In Australia, for example, bobby calves are permitted to go without food for up to 30 hours! How barbaric is that? There is currently an unenforcable Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals that states: "Calves should be fed within six hours of transportation and must not be left without appropriate liquid food for more than 10 hours."

 So, what are you waiting for?!? Get off your butts and see what you can do to help at http://www.animalconcerns.org/external.html?www=http%3A//www.smh.com.au/environment/animals/brutal-secret-behind-the-dairy-industry-20110128-1a7tb.html&itemid=201101280021220.338953!

-Jennifer, Kelly, and Katy