Milk in Reverse
Cows produce milk for the same reason that humans doto nourish their youngbut calves on dairy farms are taken away from their mothers when they are just 1 day old so that their mothers milk can be sold to humans. Female cows are artificially inseminated shortly after their first birthdays. After giving birth, they lactate for 10 months and are then inseminated again, continuing the cycle. Some spend their entire lives standing on concrete floors; others are confined to massive, crowded lots, where they
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