Who's been Milking you?

Dear friend,   Allow us to us ask you this- Would you willingly give away your mommy’s milk so that another can feed on it while you slowly starve to death?

A hot cup of tea, an evening coffee, after dinner sweets, a big bowl of ice-cream- comfort food such as these have been so persuasively knitted into our lives that we overlook a simple fact -  its real cost. You might be surprised to know:   For a cow to produce milk, she needs to be impregnated. This is done artificially under the harshest of conditions. Most cows are genetically modified to yield 25x their natural milking capacity. Contrary to popular belief, this is extremely painful. There is almost no veterinary care at dairy farms and tabelas, thus animals are given over the counter anti-biotics to cope, which one ingests while consuming their milk. Male calves are either left to starve or kept alive to be sold for illegal slaughter.

We urge you to compassionately consider your consumption of milk and milk proucts. Make a PROMISE - bring a change in someone’s life by simply weighing your needs against a being’s misery and pain.

Varda Mehrotra Director Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisation(FIAPO)