I watched the most horrible thing-cows&chickens being abused for eggs and milk! What companies dont hurt them?!
Answers: My mom said she wouldnt support me if i became a vegan. I am a vegeterian but after seeing how they obtain milk and eggs I dont want to eat or drink it. Im going to try soy milk but for all the vegans out there what companies are kind to the animals and get their milk and eggs by not harming the animal. If there are good companies out there I will use their products! HELP HELP HELP PLEASEEEEEEE!
It depends how you define "kind".
Many male cows and cockerals die for milk and egg production.
Is death "kind" ?
There is no "kind" way to buy commercial milk or eggs
If you feel you cannot be vegan the best you can do is reduce your milk intake and buy eggs from a smallholding or hobby farm. That way you can actually see the hens running free range rather than the fake free range that shops label thier eggs as.
idk companies' names, but look in your local natural food store (or Wild Oats or Whole Foods or just regular grocery store) for eggs and milk that are produced locally from uncaged chickens or other humane practices that will be listed on the label. Usually these products will be from your state. Also very "green" because didn't have to be trucked far.
How do they extract eggs? And what's wrong with milking?
You know, we won't that many cows if people are not going to buy milk.. And you know what we're going to do with cows that we don't need.
There is no such thing as cruelty free dairy or eggs. Even if they're kept in exceptional conditions (which most aren't) obtaining animal products is misusing animals. Male chicks are killed because they're useless to the egg industry and male calfs are either killed at birth or sent to the veal/meat market. The female animals are used for their bodies until they're 'spent' and are killed because their bodies can't produce as much as the farmer would like. Cows only produce milk when they have young to feed so year after year she's impregnated and her calfs are taken away from her just a day or two after birth so they don't drink the milk which is rightfully theirs. This isn't rare... it's a fact and happens at every dairy farm.
I used to hate soymilk but you can train yourself to like anything if you put your mind to it. Now I love it and will never even think of drinking cow's milk again.
http://www.milkmyths.org.uk
http://www.milksucks.co.uk
Buy organic. They're also healthier because they don't contain steroids and antibiotics.
Jenny84 is right, there really is no such thing as completely cruelty free. The best you can do if your mother insists that you keep eating milk/eggs is to go directly to local farmers where you can see the conditions on the farm and determine if its something you're comfortable with doing. Products from big companies in grocery stores just don't cut it--"organic" milk just means that the cows aren't pumped full of hormones--it has nothing to do with how they are treated. And "cage free" eggs come from chickens that still have a pretty horrible quality of life---some of them even have less space per bird than the hens in cages.
Check out family farmers/farmers markets/CSAs to find a cruelty minimized source for eggs and milk so long as you are forced to eat them.
Home Depot.
None, you have to a be a raw foodist to not hurt any living thing. That is the only moral path to take.
If you saw animals being abused, lets see... it must have been on that darn peta website. You go to movies and surely you dont believe that Arnold can live through every gunblast and Superman... he really can fly you know?!?! Why do you believe every aspect of the information portrayed on the peta website. You have to undertand if they dont embellish the truth, vegans everywhere would loose their purpose of labeling themselves. Talk about what you saw with some unbiased teachers or family members and be opened minded about it. Realize the difference between factual reporting and the made up stuff. I grew up on a farm and can attest the fact that the animals were treated very well. We worked very hard and often made little money but it was a great way of life. If you do not have a connection to a farm I understand, but try to go to a farm for a visit. Talk to your teacher about scheduling a farm visit. It would be educational and enjoyable for everyone involved. I guarantee you that you will be suprised at the care that animals are given. Best wishes to you.
I think your best bet would be to visit a local farmer's market and ask the farmer's a few questions. Often those products will come from small farms where the animals are treated much better. If that isn't an option you can buy free run eggs and organic milk- there's no guarantee of how the animals were treated, but aside from buying a cow and some chickens it's the best you can do if you're going to eat dairy and eggs.