Does a cow deserve more respect than a chicken?

[rov1200]

http://www.dailymail....sed-milk-factory.html

[daffy654]

I won't be buying any milk produced in such a place!

[Gromit]

Of course impregnating cows to produce calfs to increase milk yields and then exporting the unwanted baby calf abroad for barbaric foreigners to eat is perfectly acceptable, or we wouldn't buy supermarket milk would we?

http://www.all-creatu...ticles/ar-return.html

[cassa333]

People will buy the milk because it 'should' be cheaper.

At the end of the day the majority of consumers look at price not where or how it was produced.

Also I would, at this time be more worried about milk coming over from the USA. The documentary I say the other week showed that they won't even drink their own wilk it is so infected with muck and puss but the EU has deemed it fit enough for us....

[Old_Geezer]

There is a world of difference between accepting that life feeds on life; and having the morality to ensure the species we raise for food has a decent life while they are here, and do not suffer. Compassion should be considered vital to farming.

[brionon]

Compassionate Farming -= Oxymoron de luxe.

[flip_flop]

I don't particularly care how an animal has been treated or killed, just so long as it tastes nice, the product it produces tastes nice and it is affordable

Just to anger people even more, I love Veal, Calves liver and, as a special treat, Fois Gras (and yes, I am aware of la gavage).

Animals are bred for food and therefore I don't think we should be particularly squeemish concering how they happen to end up on our plate.

Would I buy milk produced in such a place? - in a heartbeat.

[madmaggot]

Flipflop; it's a fact that meat from stressed animals is tougher than that from non-stressed ie well treated, animals.

Trouble is, townies are too far removed from the food raising/slaughtering process so many of them don't care! As long as it's plastic wrapped they're happy.

[Raleigh]

Glad us vegetarians do not have to worry about this noxious 'food' product.

[rov1200]

If that is the end to seeing cows grazing in a field I suppose we can always try the plastic cows like the ones at Milton Keynes.

[society]

"Does a cow deserve more respect than a chicken?"

Yes - to the Hindus

[rov1200]

Should be concrete cows like this:

http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/mkm/concows.html

[flip_flop]

Zeuhl

I fail to the relevence of your curiosity.

[LoftyLottie]

Agree with Old Geezer and whilst humans are so greedy and want cheap food then this will go one. We could survive and be healthier if we ate more grain and veg. than meat and dairy. If the demand for meat and dairy was far less then the animals would be treated more naturally and the food would taste better.

And no a cow and a chicken deserve the same respect. I am not a vegetarian by the way.

[flip_flop]

I should have been clearer.

Your curiosity led you to ask a question. I fail to see the relevance of the question (I can see the point you are weakly trying to make, but my answer to the question wouldn't have any relevance to my opinion on the matter).

If you feel in a postion to judge somebody on this flimsy evidence, then you fill your boots mate.