It's not just about the meat...

Cows and Chickens are treated just as badly, if not worse, while being 'farmed' for their milk and eggs as they are, along with pigs and fish, for their meat.

And while any effort is to be applauded - absolutely every effort and consideration helps - don't let the mythical terms like 'cage free' or 'free range' - or even, sometimes, 'organic' - fool you. Yes, those are better options... but these farms get around these terms in a myriad of ways. For instance "Cage Free" or "Free Range" oftentimes just means more, a lot more - go into a space that's not "technically" a cage - they're all just piled in together into a bigger 'cage' or area. Loopholes upon loopholes.



Please take a moment to click on this link:

www.aldf.org/mendes/

...and please, please sign the petition - it only takes a few seconds:

Petition

Me and all the little maltreated calves, at least on this dairy farm in California, will be forever grateful for your kindness.

Here's some of the press (and those in the US, please try not to buy dairy products from those companies who do business with this place):

Unfortunately, just one of many of these types of places...

It's always best to do your research - if not only for animals, for your health and knowing just what you're putting into your body. Recently here there was an exposé done on a farm in California (more info here) about its treatment of cows - and although these cows couldn't walk to their own slaughter (a no-no by law) - the workers used all manner of means - waterboarding, pushing them with diggers and shocking them - while they lay collapsed on the ground - to get them (possibly sick and diseased cows) by hook or by crook, right onto your dinnerplate.

I swear... Factory Farming makes me sick and sad all at the same time. Everyone and everything with the capacity to feel, deserves some semblance of caring and respect.

By all means, enjoy your choice of food or dairy product - we all have that right - but please, please, please check the labels, do a little research and if you can afford it, buy the organic option. Just do what you can do, what you're comfortable with or what's realistic to you personally; every little thing helps - even just informing yourself and being aware. Try even just one day a week - or month - eating vegetarian or vegan - it's amazing what it can do for your health and energy level, the animals and the environment.

Food for thought - my brother informed me that, apparently in Ireland, something like 75% of "Irish Chicken" sold in Ireland is not from Ireland at all.

Yes.

Read Labels. Research. It will make a difference to us and the animals.

Anyway... thanks. I'm tired. Goodnight.