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I've been vegan almost 5 years and I can say pretty confidently that cheese isn't overrated. It's the one thing I miss since going vegan.
That being said, I'll take mediocre vegan cheese over the real thing knowing the cruelty involved.
Vegan question. I’ve been to dairy farms now where the cows aren’t forced to be milked but have automated milking stalls they can choose to walk into.
Could that milk be considered vegan if the cows were making a feee choice to be milked?
No. Definitely not. Why does a cow lactate? Because she's got a baby. Why did she have a baby? Because she was inseminated against her will. What happens to the male babies? I let you fill in this one. There's no cruelty-free milk but plant based milk.
Good question! On the surface, it may look like these cows are happily giving away their extra milk, until you consider the factors of the situation:
These cows are "freely" choosing to be milked because they've been bred to produce painful amounts, and they no longer have calves to drink it.
Good points. I think people should live with cows and horses to appreciate how they are. Did you know that cows seem to have friends? In a herd cows will frequently pair off and spend the majority of their time with their chosen friend.
Beautiful animals, having a big cow come up and want to spend time with you is a special feeling.
Thanks for your answer. It seems kinda impossible to have animal derived food stuffs at any scale that would be voluntary for the animal. If you are open to more questions I’m curious about other animal products that one could consider less harmful.
The big one I’m curious about is honey. My mother in law got into beekeeping and the bees seemed more than happy to produce an endless supply of honey and didn’t seem any worse off for her taking the excess. Is honey vegan or is that also considered an animal products?
Most people, including myself consider honey to not be vegan. I'll admit that it's a lower moral priority for me, since insects very likely have a much lower capacity for sentience than mammals, birds and aquatic creatures. My specific issues with honey production are both moral and environmental:
This article goes into more detail: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-problem-with-honey-bees/
Wow, thanks, didn't know most of that before.
Cool well I appreciate your answers, all things I could Google but it’s nice to hear from someone directly their thoughts on it.
I’m not vegan myself, but starting to go low meat. Ive lived around farm animals some and have a great deal of respect for them and consider them to be sentient beings with feelings and consciousness.
Respect for vegans even if I haven’t gone that way yet. Have a lovely rest of your day! :)