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Originally Posted by icarus
I don't have much of an opinion on PETA, but I do like milk so I will respond to this. Other species do not build spaceships to the moon either. I am sure if animals had the technology and opposable thumbs they would drink other species' milk. In fact, so long as I do all the grunt work of buying and pouring, my cat will quite happily drink cow's milk. I would imagine there are lots of tiny symbiotes in mammals that feed on milk as well.
Is milk not that good for me? Well it is rich in vitamins A, D, and calcium I believe but Pepsi isn't good for me either and I still enjoy drinking it. I like drinking milk, especially with cereal, cookies, etc. I don't really care if it makes biological sense or not. In fact, I am not really sure what biological sense means.
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I guess I should clarify a few things. First off whether milk in itself is bad for you is debateable. The hormones and additives that are now added to milk are not good for you.
This part has nothing to do with any of this, but are you sure your cat isn't lactose intolerant? The majority of cats get upset stomachs and/or diarrhea from cow's milk.
This is what I mean by biological sense. I am flabbergasted by how people think it's ridiculous to suggest we drink human milk. Humans produce milk for humans. Rhinos produce milk for rhinos. Giraffes produce milk for giraffes. Cows produce milk for cows. I am not saying it's impossible to take milk that's intended by nature for cows and give it to humans or cats, but i think it's very clearly produced in nature to be consumed by cows.