HAVE YOUR SAY

DAIRY WORRIES

Regarding the recent conviction of a Taranaki contract milker who cut teats off 12 cows with a pair of scissors without any pain relief.

Every year, New Zealand’s almost five million dairy cows give birth to more than two million ’’bobby calves’’, who are torn from their mothers.

Mother cows instantly bond with their babies and often frantically cry out for days after.

These calves are irreplaceable to their mothers but useless to the dairy industry, so they are sent to markets.

Cows on dairy farms are artificially inseminated to ensure that they give birth every 13 months.

This constant milking often leads to mastitis, resulting in teat diseases.

Humans don’t need to drink cows’ milk, and we’re healthier if we don’t. With so many dairy-free milks on the market, why not choose healthy and humane plantbased milks instead?

Ashley Fruno

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