Children Carefully Taught To Backward Speciesist Thinking

A first grader won a drawing contest promoted by the Idaho Beef Council.  In this image there's a man extracting milk from a cow's udders - They are standing on green grass in front of a red barn.  Riding on the rainbow that extends the mountain ranges are depictions of a pizza, an ice cream cone, a glass of milk, a burger and items made of meat.


Now... I know this is young child was not born into thinking that the cows were meant for such "productions".  I know this young girl wasn't told the whole story of how the cows and their babies are killed.  She wasn't told about the force and might used in the making of dairy and flesh...  She wasn't told that there are other choices to make --- But I'm most certainly sure she was told that the cows are happily here for us to use:



So her artistic work won the Cattle are Amazing contest giving her a $100 certificate for toys and a field trip for her class to go to a cattle ranch.  (amazing) :/


And so (not) astute are these Beef Council folks that not only have they restricted clear thinking in this little girl's mind - But they also presented her work in reverse as well! 

Guess that's okay... The "products" are all there.  I'm certain too - That they don't care at all that her emotional intelligence is directed "backwards" as well.


Parents: Children will listen - Please teach them respect, compassion and kindness. Don't teach them hatred for other species. Please live justly - So they will do the same.

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Courting Dairy Cows... Then Eating Them - Rapacious Husbandry

So on Valentines Day I couldn't help but examine the "husbandry" practices of the dairy industry. I took a look at the extravagant courting of female cows at the World Dairy Expo.

Objectification of the Feminine:

Complete with flowers, soft smelling hay and "devoted" care - These cow "grooms" parade their female milk-slaves in front of an audience of 65,000 fellow slave worshipers. The contest I suppose is based on physical characteristics as well as "performance". Each female having been bred to maximize the amount of pounds/tons of mammary secretions her body can yield... All this of course after having birthed a calf, which she was forced bare and to forced to relinquish... Over and over again.

This is not anthropomorphism... It is a biological imperative for a mother to wish to nourish and nurture her young. But if this were allowed to happen - of course humans could not steal the milk. The "husbands" could not capitalize on the fluids and flesh their "queen cows" provide.

Love the mother... Eat the child:

The ironic thing I found about this dairy charade was in knowing that as these manicured and pampered cows were lavished with roses - At the same time their counterparts... Sisters, mothers, brothers, sons and fathers were being killed and grilled - All in the further gain of price per pound profits.

So while animal agriculture folks say they "love" their animals - The truth is plain to see... The "love" is in the "tender" rose-veal steaks, stolen from the lives of babes...

There is no Valentines Day in animal ag... Only "Value-Times"... Once your "services" are no longer needed your death is the only thing that has worth. I wonder if these romantic "husbands" bring sweets when they separate her from her child? Do they coo and woo before elbow high artificial insemination? Do they play soft romantic music as she's lead to the kill floor?
Today is a day about "love"... There is nothing kind or gentle in the raising or eating of animals... We don't need to do this. We can thrive on a plant based diet...

Please - Have a Heart...

If you are not vegan yet --- Go Vegan Now ---

links:

Concentration Camps for Dairy Calves
The Sexual Politics of Meat

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