MOTHER’S DAY
Dear Editor,
This Mother’s Day, May 8th, many of us will celebrate the powerful bond
between mother and child. Tragically, the world-wide symbols of
motherhood - dairy cows - never get to see or nurture their babies.
Newborn calves are torn from their mothers at birth, so we can seize and
drink the milk that mother cows produce for them. The powerless,
distraught mothers bellow for days, hoping in vain for their babies'
return. The babies are kept alive elsewhere, to soon become veal
cutlets.
Dairy cows spend their lives on a concrete floor, chained, with no
outdoor access. To maintain their milk flow, they are artificially
impregnated each year. Around four years of age, their milk production
drops and they are turned into hamburgers.
This Sunday, let's honor motherhood and our natural compassion by
refusing to subsidize cruelties of the dairy industry. Let's replace
cow's milk and its products, laden with fat and cholesterol, with
delicious, healthful, cruelty-free nut or soy-based milk, cheese,
yogurt, and ice cream offered in every grocery store. Mother cows and
our own bodies will thank us.
Sincerely,
Richard Brandenburg
1035 Suncrest Dr
Ogden, UT 84404
312-224-2681
