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What is humane and what is not humane?
Behind the Myth: Happy Cows

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HAPPY COWS, AT A GLANCE

In order to maintain uninterrupted milk production, cows are forced year after year to go through an endless cycle of pregnancy and birth, only to have their calves immediately taken from them. Cows and calves cry out for each other as they are separated.

All forms of dairy farming involve forcibly impregnating cows. This involves a person inserting his arm far into the cow�s rectum in order to position the uterus, and then forcing an instrument into her vagina. The restraining apparatus used is commonly called a �rape rack.�

Half of all calves born are male. Of no use in milk production, they are sent to veal-producing operations or directly to auctions where they are sold and slaughtered when they are just a few days old. Male calves used for veal production suffer a crude castration process and are killed after 4 months spent in small crates or pens.

After just 4 to 6 years, dairy cows are �spent� from being forced to continuously produce milk. Often weak and ill, they endure transport to auction and slaughter, both of which are traumatic for these gentle animals. If allowed to exist free of exploitation and slaughter, cows can live 25 years or more.

Slide show notes:

The sources for the industry depiction of the animals who are used to produce dairy products and the people who consume them are here and here.

The sources of the "Humane" labels: Certified Humane American Humane Certified Animal Compassionate Animal Welfare Approved Freedom Food

The Humane Choice press release is here.

The material on artificial insemination was based on an interview with Harold Brown of Farm Kind.

The list of restaurants serving �uncrated� veal published by an animal advocacy organization is here.

To learn more about Wolfgang Puck's collaboration with some animal advocacy organizations, see this link.

For more information on veal sales going up in response to �humane� labeling, see this article.

For more informationon the connection between animal agribusiness and global warming see this link.

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God's Creatures Ministry is committed to spreading God's compassion to all He has made based on The Scriptures. Although we are a Christian Ministry, we encourage all to have their own animal welfare committee in their community. We extend our resources to those who would like to learn more or begin their own God's Creatures Ministry as an extension of us. God created us to have a vegetarian diet and commissioned us to protect His animals. Instead, we have exploited them for our entertainment, fashion, appetite and useless, torturous research. These creatures have the right to live as they were created to live. Because we live IN this world, but are not OF this world, we strive to bring God's mercy and justice to all. We live in God's Kingdom now where Jesus, The Sacrificial Lamb, The Prince of Peace, The Lion of Judah reigns. We look forward to that day when all of creation will be 'set free from slavery to corruption and share in the glorious freedom of the children of God' (Romans 8:21) where a little child will lead and guide God's creatures (see Isaiah 11:5-9).


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