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Slaughter-free milk rolled out

2 August 2011 | By Ben Briggs
ORGANIC milk from cows that will be retired to a sanctuary once their milking days started its first deliveries this week.

The milk is being pioneered by the Ahimsa Dairy Foundation (ADF) working in partnership with the Organic Milk Suppliers Co-operative (OMSco) and one of their supplier farms in Kent – Commonwork.
At present the milk, which costs £2.25 a litre and 15p for doorstep delivery, is being distributed in north west London and parts of Hertfordshire, although national distribution is being explored and subject to demand it might be possible to do drop-offs in other areas.
Patrick Holden, former director of the Soil Association said: “I am delighted that Ahimsa Slaughter-Free Milk is now on the market and very much welcome the initiative. As a dairy farmer myself I am inspired by this example. It is setting a benchmark for farmers around the world and proves they can farm without exploiting their cows.”
Sanjay Tanna, director of ADF, said: “There is so much suffering in the production of conventional milk. Cows are killed years before their natural time having been milked to death, male calves often destroyed at birth or sold as veal, and bulls are slaughtered for meat. We believe this is no way to reward the generosity of the cow on whose milk people are so dependent.
“None of our cattle will ever face the abattoir and we are exploring new ways of sustainably and productively working with bulls. We think people will really be able to taste the difference in the milk we sell.”
ADF is a not-for-profit organisation. It takes its model of caring for cows from the farm at Bhaktivedanta Manor, where a herd are kept to supply the Hare Krishna Temple.

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moy83

what do they do with the cows when they die ?

babybrian

bring them to the local church to repose and then mass is said the next day, and afterwards everyone and all the cows get hammered drunk and have a BBQ!!!!!

sorry couldnt resist

blue5000

I can imagine cows queing up to join:p

5live

Sooooooo.......cows arent slaughtered and are left to pass on in time. Calves arent slaughtered either and are left to age gracefully, if i understand correctly. I hope they are making lots of land in the UK because in 20 years there is going to be a hell of a lot of land used up for gereatric cattle with zero production and milk having to make £100 a litre to pay the extended costs involved. Should be a fun business model:pac:

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babybrian wrote: »

bring them to the local church to repose and then mass is said the next day, and afterwards everyone and all the cows get hammered drunk and have a BBQ!!!!!

sorry couldnt resist

and then they all go quite to listen to the death notices

pakalasa

Ya, "They all lived happily ever after" milk.

Bizzum

Far bigger fish to fry than this one. Intensive chicken/pork production for a start.

Min

Is this for the Hindu community and others who see the cow as a sacred animal?