Organic dairy vs. veganism: is one better?!
Answers: I just read this article that argues that the consumption of organic dairy products is comparable to going vegan. I find her argument to be less than convincing, especially since she goes on to say how nasty she thinks milk is. How can you know the animals are getting humane treatment? What do you think? http://www.vegetarianteen.com/articles/w...
You are right- you should be skeptical. Organic doesn't guarantee the animals were humanely treated. The USDA rarely regualtes anything- and in the end you are just paying a higher price. Besides milk is for a calf!! Not a human.
If she had a craving for it- guess what- its because she has a drug addiction. Milk in cows and humans contain morphine! A very addictive drug that keeps a person coming back for more.
I think veganism is better for people who want to prevent cruelty. Organic just means drug-free and chemical-free. It has nothing to do with the humane treatment of animals, and animals on organic farms are often not treated any better than those on factory farms. Also, any farm must slaughter unproductive animals in order to remain profitable, and the male calves are turned into veal because they don't produce any milk.
http://www.goveg.com/organic_products.as...
I dont believe in eating anything from an Animal, because its made for THEIR babies not ours. What if you had a baby and then someone took your baby off you, to milk you to feed another kind of Animal. Discusting!
I dont think Organic dairy cows are treated any differently, just they eat Organic foods.
Its still inhumane.
Veganism is obviously the better choice because animals aren't used at all to create soy milk, where as organic dairy are only made from animals that aren't pumped with chemicals- but that doesn't mean that they aren't treated as equally badly. 'Organic' and 'free-range' mean totally different things. And even so, the so called 'free-range' chickens only means that they aren't trapped in a cage with a couple of other chickens. Nowadays, the definition of 'free-range' means that the chickens are able to stand inside an overcrowded shed and get trampled by their fellow chickens.
Sad, isn't it?
all cows whether organic or not end up in the slaughterhouse when they stop producing maximum quantities of milk. There is no such thing as an organic slaughtehouse so anyone who is opposed to slaughter by rights should boycott meat and dairy, no matter how humanely it is treated to start with.
dairy is always good the nutrients supplement you greatly