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Originally Posted by Rathji
You can't be serious that you think killing a cow for its leg is the same as having it squirt is milk into a hug is the same thing.
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Well milk cows are genetically bread so that they produce so much milk that they can die if not properly weened off milking. I drink milk but if you want to consider the ethics off it milk production certainly isnt as clean as the ideal farmer who has a cow that they milk by hand and is a pet.
As soon as the cows go dry they are slaughtered.
I think the important thing is having going through the thought process and deciding if you are comfortable with the practice. Know what happens in a slaughterhouse, feedlot etc and make your decision. To many people dont question how food is produced. More people need to pluck chickens or have pig roasts or hunt and fish or even just boiling a live lobster. Being the actual agent in killing your food is an important experience and without it I am not sure you can make an informed decision on whether or not to eat meat.