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   On Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:53:02 -0700 (PDT), Rupert    
   wrote:   
      
   >On Oct 10, 5:39 pm, CheeseHusker dos  wrote:   
   >   
   >> At least when I eat cheese, I'm not killing the cow.   
   >>   
   >   
   >Not directly, no, but you are giving financial incentives to an   
   >industry which inflicts considerable suffering and premature death on   
   >a large number of cows.   
      
       There is no way the dairy industry can cause "premature death" to beings   
   who   
   would have no life at all if it weren't for the dairy industry. You vegans   
   contribute to the early deaths of wildlife and ONLY to that, but people who   
   contribute to the dairy industry contribute to every bit of life the cattle   
   experience, good and bad.   
      
   >Dairy cows are killed when they outlive their   
   >usefulness,   
      
       That's still not premature since the alternative is never living at all.   
      
   >and their calves are used in the veal industry   
      
       The male calves are used in the veal industry. I'm sure some females are   
   for   
   some reasons sometimes, but it's mainly what they do to get the most out of   
   basically useless male dairy cattle. As long as they're treated decently there   
   should be nothing wrong with them experiencing life as a veal calf, afaWk.   
      
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