Show No. 54, 6/9/09: The Dairy Industry

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These are the sites in which I obtained my information for today’s program:

News: http://www.thedailygreen.com/print-this/environmental-news/latest/hormone-free-milk-47060404#

http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk/what_about_milk.html

http://www.goveg.com/factoryFarming_cows_dairy.asp (Note: within this site are links to numerous other pages with more and more information. Instead of posting all the links here, I’ll let you find them.

This calf is taken from his mother within minutes of being born, a standard industry practice:

Another video featuring the calves being ripped from their mothers:

Dealing in Downers: