cleanbodyfreshstart:
Curious questions are always welcomed!
Humans are the only species/mammals on this planet to consume the breast milk from another species once we have weened off our own mothers breast milk. We have absolutely no need or requirement for it, and it also is incredibly damaging to human health. Also, the process of taking cows milk for human consumption is incredibly sad. For any mammal to produce breast milk, they must first give birth. So, cows within the dairy industry are raped (impregnated) .. once they give birth, the calves are taken from them sometimes within a matter of hours. The milk, specifically designed by a mama cow for her calf to grow .. is then stolen, while often the calves are then fed formula. Also, the male calves (bully calves) are sent to slaughter houses because they are of no use to the dairy industry (they can’t provide milk). The female calves are raised until age they can then be raped to then be milked, the cycle continue their entire lives until they become “dry” in which they then generally go to slaughterhouses.
So, the entire process is unnatural. Not only are we abusing and enslaving another being, we are doing it to take something which we truly have no need for.
There are plenty of milk alternatives (soy, almond, oat, rice, macadamia, hazelnut, hemp milk to name some!) and also great alternatives for yoghurt, cheeses and icecream! No need to support abuse or consume something damaging to your own health.
I hope this is helpful!