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Originally Posted by Phang
By wishing they were instead raising their calves?
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There aren't (afaik) any wild dairy cows in existence, we've domesticated the beasts. I'm curious how people against the exploitation of animals juxtapose 'non interference' with animals with the existence of animals who have an intimate relationship with man. IIRC dairy cows are basically food machines and produce 'more' than their calfs would ever need - this is probably a result of constant selective breeding. If they only produced enough for their calfs it would be impossible for farmers to rear new cows
and produce milk for sale. Basically from what i know cows produce an excess of milk that is re-absorbed (with some discomfort) if not used by man or calves.