The pros and cons of milk
in Health ·
Some pretty heavy stats for you:
About 60-75% of cows undergo artificial insemination (and now there's even tech to implant full embryos, not just sperm);
They’re milked 2-3 times a day, 7 to 10 months out of the year—even when they're pregnant;
Instead of making maybe 3 liters of milk a day for their own calf, these cows are pumping out 30;
A cow's udder can weigh as much as 110 pounds;
They basically feed them protein concentrates just to jack up those milk numbers;
In the wild, a cow might live for 20 years, but they're sent to the slaughterhouse after only 5 because of the meat industry;
Because everything moves so fast and they cram so many animals in, hygiene often slips. Those metal milking machines can actually spread infections or even hurt the cows;
Roughly 25% of dairy cows deal with lethargy every single day, while another 25% struggle with things like mastitis;
If left alone, a cow could live about 20 years. But since they're pushed way past their limits, they end up exhausted or sick (36%), low producers (28%), or unable to give birth (36%)—all leading to the slaughterhouse by age 5;
Also, cow waste is a massive water pollutant. A single cow puts out about 50 gallons of methane, which is one of the big drivers behind global warming.
From the site - On milk and its downsides
About 60-75% of cows undergo artificial insemination (and now there's even tech to implant full embryos, not just sperm);
They’re milked 2-3 times a day, 7 to 10 months out of the year—even when they're pregnant;
Instead of making maybe 3 liters of milk a day for their own calf, these cows are pumping out 30;
A cow's udder can weigh as much as 110 pounds;
They basically feed them protein concentrates just to jack up those milk numbers;
In the wild, a cow might live for 20 years, but they're sent to the slaughterhouse after only 5 because of the meat industry;
Because everything moves so fast and they cram so many animals in, hygiene often slips. Those metal milking machines can actually spread infections or even hurt the cows;
Roughly 25% of dairy cows deal with lethargy every single day, while another 25% struggle with things like mastitis;
If left alone, a cow could live about 20 years. But since they're pushed way past their limits, they end up exhausted or sick (36%), low producers (28%), or unable to give birth (36%)—all leading to the slaughterhouse by age 5;
Also, cow waste is a massive water pollutant. A single cow puts out about 50 gallons of methane, which is one of the big drivers behind global warming.
From the site - On milk and its downsides