Becca said,
> Those cows [in Oregon] lived in large pastures, only
going in to the barn for milking twice a day, or if
one was sick. I also think it is the Beef cattle that
are fed the unspeakable parts, and I agree that that
should stop immediately, if not sooner!!! <
I wish that were automatically true, Becca. To make
sure, go visit a local dairyman. Ask him if he feeds
his cows any grains in addition to the grass they eat
(he almost has to, or his cows will not give him
enough milk to compete against the other dairies). If
he does, is it organic (meaning, nothing but grains,
grown without pesticides, herbicides, etc.)? If it is
not, the milking feed grain is 80% likely to contain
rendered animals, which is what I was referring to.
The fact is, apart from unusually good nutrition
(truly organic), the addition of protein to the cows
feed (whatever the protein source) increases their
milk production (at the expense of the cows health).
In fact, nearly ALL commercial feed-grain is
supplemented with rendered animals.
Yes, they give to beef cows whatever will cause them
to get fat (animal parts of every imaginable species,
sawdust, cement, etc.) since the cow is sold by the
pound. Since the cows are not going to live very long
headed as they are to the dinner table they do not
need to be healthy, merely big, fat and profitable.
Why sawdust? Hey! It is fiber! Plus, it keeps the
cement moving (I am sorry, I did not make this up, it
is really true).
If you actually want to know more about this (few
people do it is much too upsetting), contact me and
I will send you the info. Beware, it is
trauma-inducing.
I am not a vegetarian, but I will no more buy
commercial beef or chicken than I would buy commercial
rat meat (come to think of it, there is a closer
similarity to that than you think!). I buy from local
hobby farm folks who disagree with the need to use
antibiotics as a disease preventative, nor to inject
steroids to get more milk. Their chickens run around
and eat bugs and seeds and weeds and get sunshine and
fresh air and lay eggs it takes a knife to break open.
I do not need to be a vegetarian with food like that
available!
If you can find small farmers with that philosophy,
support them!
Terry Chamberlin
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