Ken Dunn - CountyEarth.com wrote:
A point of interest, though, I don't know of any animal aside from humans that consume the milk of another animal, though, I'm sure there probably is at least one. Can someone name one?
I have cats that like goat milk. Dogs will drink just about anything. It's a question of access, really. I suppose a fish swimming near a nursing whale may ingest the milk of another creature, and if you leave a bit of milk on the counter, you'll discover an amazing variety of small creatures that thrive within it.
However, the concept of consuming the lactic fluids from a bovine seems rather bizarre. Those which are intended for its offspring as all milk is.
Why is this bizarre? An adult cow produces more milk than her offspring needs, so why shouldn't we benefit from the excess? The same is true of goats and camels. It's true that some people don't tolerate milk very well, but others enjoy it on cereal or in drinks well into their senior years. Humans are opportunistic eaters capable of consuming and thriving on an incredibly wide variety of foods. Some people eat the gonads of shellfish, and some species of fish have to be carefully cooked so that their flesh does not kill the consumer. (How did we ever figure that one out?) The Masai drink the blood of their animals. Is that better, or worse? Does it matter?
I'm pretty sure that I can do without bovine hormones and antibodies.
Perhaps, but do you have any evidence to support the implied contention that natural bovine antibodies and hormones are detrimental to human health? Certainly the "factory farm" system that requires antibiotics, growth hormone injections and protein supplements introduces potential harm to our food supply. I know many Canadians who won't drink U.S. milk for that reason.
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