Well, if this catches on, I'm becoming a dairy farmer. On Sep 24, 3:21 pm, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tony, I just saw this reported on TV! > > I did get a laugh about it...and think it is indeed a ‘novel > approach’. > However, Ben & Jerry’s response "We applaud PETA's novel approach to > bringing attention to an issue, but we believe a mother's milk is best > used for her child."…clearly misses the point by a mile as to be > laughable too. > > Having done the research, the ‘dirty secret’ is that milk form cows > not only is not nearly as healthy for humans as human mink, but in > fact in many cases causes poor health. > > Of course, since there are billions of dollars invested in the current > system, this topic is quite ‘controversial’. > > On Sep 24, 1:12 pm, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > PETA has lost its mind... > > >http://www.wnbc.com/news/17539627/detail.html > > > VERMONT -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter > > to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of Ben & Jerry's > > Homemade Inc., urging them to replace cow's milk they use in their ice > > cream products with human breast milk, according to a statement > > recently released by a PETA spokeswoman. > > "PETA's request comes in the wake of news reports that a Swiss > > restaurant owner will begin purchasing breast milk from nursing > > mothers and substituting breast milk for 75 percent of the cow's milk > > in the food he serves," the statement says. > > PETA officials say a move to human breast milk would lessen the > > suffering of dairy cows and their babies on factory farms and benefit > > human health. > > > "The fact that human adults consume huge quantities of dairy products > > made from milk that was meant for a baby cow just doesn't make sense," > > says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. "Everyone knows that > > 'the breast is best,' so Ben & Jerry's could do consumers and cows a > > big favor by making the switch to breast milk." > > In a statement Ben and Jerry's said, "We applaud PETA's novel approach > > to bringing attention to an issue, but we believe a mother's milk is > > best used for her child." > > Read PETA's letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield > > September 23, 2008 > > Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, Cofounders > > Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc. > > Dear Mr. Cohen and Mr. Greenfield, > > On behalf of PETA and our more than 2 million members and supporters, > > I'd like to bring your attention to an innovative new idea from > > Switzerland that would bring a unique twist to Ben and Jerry's. > > Storchen restaurant is set to unveil a menu that includes soups, > > stews, and sauces made with at least 75 percent breast milk procured > > from human donors who are paid in exchange for their milk. If Ben and > > Jerry's replaced the cow's milk in its ice cream with breast milk, > > your customers-and cows-would reap the benefits. > > Using cow's milk for your ice cream is a hazard to your customer's > > health. Dairy products have been linked to juvenile diabetes, > > allergies, constipation, obesity, and prostate and ovarian cancer. The > > late Dr. Benjamin Spock, America's leading authority on child care, > > spoke out against feeding cow's milk to children, saying it may play a > > role in anemia, allergies, and juvenile diabetes and in the long term, > > will set kids up for obesity and heart disease-America's number one > > cause of death. > > Animals will also benefit from the switch to breast milk. Like all > > mammals, cows only produce milk during and after pregnancy, so to be > > able to constantly milk them, cows are forcefully impregnated every > > nine months. After several years of living in filthy conditions and > > being forced to produce 10 times more milk than they would naturally, > > their exhausted bodies are turned into hamburgers or ground up for > > soup. > > And of course, the veal industry could not survive without the dairy > > industry. Because male calves can't produce milk, dairy farmers take > > them from their mothers immediately after birth and sell them to veal > > farms, where they endure 14 to 17 weeks of torment chained inside a > > crate so small that they can't even turn around. > > The breast is best! Won't you give cows and their babies a break and > > our health a boost by switching from cow's milk to breast milk in Ben > > and Jerry's ice cream? Thank you for your consideration. > > Sincerely, > > Tracy Reiman > > Executive Vice President --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
