LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Posted on 14 May 2015 by LeslieM

Mother’s Day

Dear Editor:

We all look forward to Mother’s Day, when we celebrate the cherished bond between mother and child.

Ironically, dairy cows — worldwide symbols of motherhood — never get to see their babies.

The newborn calves are torn from their mothers at birth and turned into veal cutlets, so we can drink the milk that nature designed for them. The distraught mothers bellow for days, hoping for their return.

Most cows spend their lives chained on a concrete floor, with no access to the outdoors.

Each year, they are impregnated artificially to keep the milk flowing.

When their production drops, around 4 years of age, they are turned into hamburgers.

Let’s honor motherhood and our natural compassion by replacing cow’s milk and other dairy products, all laden with fat and cholesterol, with delicious, healthful, cruelty-free nut or soy-based milk, cheese, yogurt, and ice cream. These are available in every supermarket. Mother cows, and our own bodies will be most grateful.

Dimitri Olask

Deerfield Beach

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