What milk companies are the kindest to cows?

Question

Are there any milk companies that don't abuse the cows (repeatedly artificially inseminate them, send them to a slaughterhouse when they are past their prime)? Also, are there any egg companies that don't abuse the chickens (cut off beaks)? I don't have a problem drinking milk and eating eggs if the cows and chickens are, in a sense, happy. I don't know, I drink rice milk right now, but if I were to drink milk or eat eggs...which company treats their animals the most humanely? Thanks.

Answer 1

I don't drink milk, but you may want to try a monastery.

Answer 2

Look for local organic farms, where you can visit if you like. Cruelty free eggs are easy to find,  you can even keep a few hens yourself. Cruelty free dairy is harder to find, since many farms use the cafes for veal. You want a local one that allows the cafe to feed also.

I'm a lacto-ove vegetarian myself, but I limit my dairy intake.

Answer 3

Organic dairy farms are the most humane. The cows have the best, cleanest living conditions and are not injected with any chemicals, hormones, or antibiotics.

As far as eggs go, you want organic free range. The chickens get to roam around a section of the farm and eat off the ground (including chicken feed). These eggs are usually brown because they come from brown chickens, but frankly I think they're way more delicious than regular eggs.

I buy my eggs and dairy at Trader Joe's. It's an extra trip most of the time, but it's worth it. They have the best prices and it's always available.

Answer 4

The kind that don't inject them with drugs to make them perpetually pregnant

Answer 5

for that you have to go to the farmer hun

Answer 6

Your looking in the wrong place - check out local dairy farmers from your community! - Even if you live in the city, I am sure you can find a farmer close by - the milk is fresh from happy cows and the eggs are wonderful from free roaming hens.  Not only will you have peace of mind but your local economy is all the better for it - and you saved energy trucking the stuff from farms to the bottling plant to the store to your home!

Answer 7

any thing organic and cage free. for milk go for anything rBST free if you cant afford 6 dollars a gallon for eggs go with cage free. also try to get milk from a local dairy if at all possible.

Answer 8

You will not find any commercial dairy farm where the cows are kept past about 7 years old - cows can naturally live to 20. That includes organic farms.

As for eggs, there is no commercial egg farm, including free range and organic, where the chickens are kept for more than a year - they can live to 10 years old.

The most ethical way to buy eggs is to buy them from a hobby farm where you can see the hens roaming around the field.

As for milk, there is no ethical way to buy milk. No matter how you look at it, the milk is for a calf. The best you can do for animal welfare is to stop drinking the stuff. I suppose you could drink milk from smaller companies but who is to say they are better.....they have less to spend on welfare, less checking by the authorities...dairy farming requires cows to calf, the male calves are useless - there is no getting away from that fact - they will go to slaughter as a direct consequence of people buying milk. I'm not sayng thats wrong, but you need to be aware of what happens in your name - if you are happy with that, good for you, relax and be confident in your choices.

Here are my other notes on the dairy industry:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...

some of the views in other answers about free range and organic are EXACTLY what the industry wants you to believe - caught hook line and sinker. Please, go find a free range commercial egg farm for yourself and take a look. The 2 near us are for Sainsbury's. The "free range hens" live in outdoor cages, they have no natural food or foraiging, and you cannot walk through the cage because of the bird density.

I'm sure free range is better than battery, but a bullet is better than drowning - doesn't mean you want to die though, does it ?

Answer 9

forget dairy.

move onto soy.

Answer 10

Most locally family owned farms tend to treat their animals more humanely. Depending on your location, you might want to check and see if you have any around you. If you have a local health food store they might be able to help you.

You should stay away from any company that factory farms, which is mostly what you'll find in the grocery shop.