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14/12/2007 6:19:00 PM.  | 

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Animal Liberation activists against the drinking of cow’s milk have staged a truly bizarre protest in the middle of Sydney’s crowded Pitt Street Mall.

The protesters have spent hours suckling from the udder of a life-size cow statue.

The group claims calves are subjected to terrible suffering when their taken away from their mothers.

They also claim milk has been linked to human disease and causes massive environmental damage, especially in water consumption.

Pictures: Yasmin Bright

COMMENTS

Friday, 14 December 2007

Where are the chaser boys when you need them?

Posted by: Daniel Johns, Sydney

 

Friday, 14 December 2007

These grubs claim calves are subjected to terrible suffering when their taken away from their mothers. One would have thought that some freak going down on a cow would be total humiliation for the poor animal. Where are the RSPCA when you need them, this has to be form of beastilaity which is considered animal cruelty.

Posted by: James H, Liverpool

Friday, 14 December 2007

It was a statue of a cow you imbecile. You're sillier than them.

Posted by: Jimmy Youidiot, LIverpool

 

Friday, 14 December 2007

A brilliant demonstration to draw attention to a cruel industry. Most people think calves have a 'wonderful' life. They don't. We don't need the milk of a cow when we can have soy milk.

Posted by: susanne briggs, lewisham

Friday, 14 December 2007

Nothing taste better than a glass of wholesome fresh full cream milk. Yummy. Soy milk has no taste. Buts that your choice just like drinking cows milk is mine. Oh, by the way, cows milk it's good for you. Contrary to what these morons are suggesting. Nor are the calves being mistreated, to the contray in fact. They are treated very well. It's also apparent to me that people who don't drink cows milk do stupid things and make silly comments as shown by this demonstration.

Posted by: Phil A, Central Coast

 

Friday, 14 December 2007

What a load of rubbish - whinge about battery farms for pigs/chickens. Protest eating animals if you want too, but this is RIDICULOUS. This is about milking a cow - trust me the only people hurt during milking are the humans. I spent many school holidays in a dairy shed being kicked by cows and sweeping excrement for HOURS on my friends family dairy farm. Re calves, there are plenty of orphan farm animals who all thrive thanks to farmers kids. If adopted kids cope, I think a calf will cope.

Posted by: Concerned Liberal, Minto

 

Friday, 14 December 2007

Graeme Henderson, is that you?

Posted by: Bart Ristuccia,

 

Friday, 14 December 2007

WOW, who's that kid in the yellow shirt??... he didnt even say anything!!! lol he was just laughing the whole time! i hope he didnt get paid to do that.

Posted by: anonymous w, Sydney

 

Friday, 14 December 2007

Dairy farming seems to be benign, but cows have strong bonding instinct but have their calves brutally taken away to be feed into the meat industry. They are forced to produce much more milk than they comfortably should, then their "retirement" is slaughter! However, maybe the animal libbers should concentrate more on the horrific fate of animals sent overseas for live exports, to be treated brutally and sadistically. Factory farming is also totally morally incomprehensible.

Posted by: Milly Osborne, Ivanhoe, Vic

 

Saturday, 15 December 2007

Cows have thrived thanks to humans finding use for them. Should we hold a protest to tell leeches and mosquitos to stop with their silly suckling of species other than their own? I wonder what cause these people were fighting for last week.

Posted by: Anon INUS, atlanta

 

Monday, 17 December 2007

PLEASE can someone get these guys a proper job? Humans have been drinking the milk of animals for centuries. I see adverisements on the tv everyday begging us to donate money to third world countries so they can buy cows and goats for an entire community, so if it's ok for them why not me? Maybe these people could spend their time more wisely helping animals that truly suffer abuse like dogs used for fighting or animals used for experiments. I wonder if they ever have been to a dairy farm?

Posted by: Josie McEvoy, Wollongong

Monday, 17 December 2007

Firstly, most people that campaign for human or animal causes are volunteers who in fact do have real jobs. Secondly, just because something has been done for centuries does not make it right - history tells us this. Thirdly, the dairy industry is just one of many causes that is worth fighting for - it is no more or less important than experimentation or dog fighting. Perhaps rather than criticising others for their volunteer work, you could do your own - much more productive if you ask me.

Posted by: Margaret Wilson, Sydney

Monday, 17 December 2007

Thank you for your reply, and how do you know that I don't donate to the RSPCA, PCYC and many other worthwile casues Sucking on a teat of a fake cow to me doesn't count as using volunteer time wisley. I respect someones opinion more if they can deliver an intelligent argument not some stupid stunt in the middle of the city I will look more closely at the dairy industry not because of them but because I will respect your opinion by becoming more informed thank you. ps I still drink milk.

Posted by: Josie McEvoy, Wollongong

 

Monday, 17 December 2007

Dairy farming consumes massive amounts of water, from paddock to consumers. Any production from animals is totally inefficient in use of resources, and requires a lot of land destruction. Much more efficient, healthier is soy milk. Soy does take a lot of water, but it goes directly into the plant. There are soy cheeses, yogurt and ice-creams. More expensive, but as dairy prices go up, they are a viable option and better for animals and humans alike.

Posted by: Bob Ollie, Preston, Vic

Monday, 17 December 2007

So Bill, seeing as we are going to stop this wastage of water and land destruction, what are we going to do with all the water? Thats right build a pipeline and pump it to Melbourne! Do you have a water tank at home. You might need to investigate the production of soy! Not all of the plant is actually used and the term efficient should not be used in terms of Soy production. It is a crop which requires a lot of water, soil cultivation and is a processed food as a byproduct of tofu!

Posted by: Gerard Murphy, Warrnambool

 

Monday, 17 December 2007

To the people from the city who keep taking pot shots at farmers, perhaps it might be worth spending some of your free time getting outside of the city and seeing what really goes on in Rural Australia. There is no excuse for having an ignorant opinion! Farmers work hard to look after their stock and also the enviroment on their farm as it is their income at stake if they dont! Pity it wasnt a real cow, would have loved it to kick one of the protesters!

Posted by: Gerard Murphy, Warrnambool

Monday, 17 December 2007

have a little understanding Gerard.... these people have a lot of time on their hands. they don't know the joys of waking up at 4am so that you can have everything done by 8pm. they will never experience the 'thrill' of maintaining all your own equipment whilst caring for the needs of your animals so that can feed your family. these are people who go to work from 9-5 and then have WAY too much time to sit on the couch & contemplate the ills of the human race... like how we exploit cows...:)

Posted by: flabber gasted, dapto

Monday, 17 December 2007

I agree that it is wrong to have an ignorant opinion, but many people in the animal rights movement base their claims on documented/videotaped/first hand evidence. Most farms today are not "mom and pop" operations where treatment may be better. Big business means efficiency, not welfare, comes first. Surely it is more ignorant to just believe that everything is fine down on the farm without questioning anything. No-one should comment until they've at least done their own research.

Posted by: Steven Kerry, Warren

Monday, 17 December 2007

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but it isn't fair to claim that protesters are all 9-5'ers that have a lot of time on their hands. I know activists that work long hours as well as study at university in addition to volunteering at several charities etc. You may disagree with their opinions but making immature generalised insults is not a good rebuttal. If farm life is so tough then maybe move to the city, work 9-5 and stop using animals to generate your income. Its not why they're here.

Posted by: William Fernandez, Sydney

Tuesday, 18 December 2007

firstly I would hardly include university as work (more like work avoidance for most) and I don't believe that the 'activists' you know constitute the majority in their ability to fit so much into an obviously hectic schedule. the ones we were discussing seem to have 'hours' to lay around sucking a cows tit, a pointless protest which appeals to nobody, except those into beastiality maybe. their argument would best be kept to situations in which animals are harmed.. it's easier to sell. got milk?

Posted by: not convinced, dapto

Tuesday, 18 December 2007

Good idea William, we will make all farmers move tot he city, live on the dole and everyone will starve because we no longer produce any food in our own country! But then you Forget as well William that we would then also have to pack everyone up in country towns and move them to the city as well, because without farmers to genmerate business and cashflow they will also go under. As for protestors wouldnt feeding ham to sheep be cruel! an animal rights activist did just that, what a savior!

Posted by: Gerard Murphy, Warrnambool

Wednesday, 19 December 2007

I find it an intriguing comment when a country person ( of which I can claim to be as I grew up in Orange, Central West NSW) make the comment about how farmers care for the land and their animals. Funny thing to care about something then kill it ??? The degredation of our country was not done by 'city people' it was done by farmers We need to remember that we are part of the ecosystem not a part from. It It is time for us to really look at the impact of our choices in our daily life .

Posted by: Martin Male, Red Hill

Wednesday, 19 December 2007

I find it an intriguing comment when a country person ( of which I can claim to be as I grew up in Orange, Central West NSW) make the comment about how farmers care for the land and their animals. Funny thing to care about something then kill it ??? The degredation of our country was not done by 'city people' it was done by farmers We need to remember that we are part of the ecosystem not a part from. It It is time for us to really look at the impact of our choices in our daily life .

Posted by: Martin Male, Red Hill

 

Monday, 17 December 2007

I think people are missing the point - you can label this as a ridiculous, "gross" stunt, but where do they think milk comes from? Just because you're drinking it out of a carton, it's still liquid coming out of a teat that is ONLY meant for consumption by calves. Would many people drink bottled human breast milk, or would they label that as gross? If the dairy industry displayed a calf suckling at the teat it would be labelled as "cute", if this display was so unnatural, why do we drink it????

Posted by: Margaret Wilson, Sydney

Tuesday, 18 December 2007

firstly we drink it because it TASTES GOOD. it isn't poisonous. it doesn't harm the cow when we take it (not that that matters, we'll chop the cow into tiny pieces if it TASTES GOOD). if we stop doing everything that uses heaps of water like no mining, no steel production, no tree farming (although we probably shouldn't chop down God's trees either), we can forget about living in houses too (maybe mud huts). the problem with protestors is they don't know when to STOP.

Posted by: your kidding, dapto

 

Tuesday, 18 December 2007

Good on them I say! Obviously the protest was to educate people and clearly it's needed judging by the comments here and the responses from passers by. Farmers of the future will be concerned about the environment and animal welfare - there are plenty who are already. The fact is we kill over 8,000,000 cows a year in Oz for meat and milk and their lives are pretty ordinary and their deaths brutal - and we pay for their misery with our poor health, lack of compassion and ruined countryside.

Posted by: Johnny John John, Mitchell

Wednesday, 19 December 2007

so we kill 8,000,000 cows for meat and milk production??? seems to me it would be pretty difficult to milk a dead cow... it would be like 'trying to milk a dead cow' wouldn't it....:) and when you say their lives are pretty ordinary i wonder what you consider ordinary for a cow...? would it be standing around in a paddock all day or would it be a trip to the city for some sight-seeing. please, if you wish to criticise, at least get some points. but then i am one of the 'uneducated'....

Posted by: uneducated and confused, wollongong

 

Wednesday, 19 December 2007

I spent an evening getting hasselled by an Animal Lib representative after having pointed out where she had been lying during a presentation to young people. Her excuse was that it is 'ok to lie for a good cause'. Sort of like the Liberal Party except they lie for bad causes, but neither has any credibility. Save the carrots, lettuces and cabbages from heartless vegidiotarians. Eat cow and save defenceless grain crops. If we don't farm cows they will all be killed straight off. Poor cows.

Posted by: Graeme Henderson,

 

Thursday, 20 December 2007

Whether you agree with killing animals for food or not, I think most people respect a persons right to protest that issue. However, this issue is NOT about killing animals, it is about milking cows & is ridiculous. I personally don't eat beef/veal at all, but dairy products are fine. Part of the reason why Hindu's respect the cow is becasue it CAN give life to a human baby, if its own mother can't. Re the claf issue, thats simply rubbish.

Posted by: Concerned Liberal, Minto

Wednesday, 18 June 2008

try picking up a book like the Vegan Sourcebook by Joanne Stepaniak. I have been a lifelong vegetarian and saw no problems with dairy, like you, because "there is no harm to the animal from its products." May have been the case 50 years ago, before factory farming. What I am reading (And I am only on page 76 so far) is making me feel ill. As of 1998, almost half of newborn calves are seperated from their mother within six hours of birth, the rest within 24 hrs. Males are sold for veal or killed

Posted by: I**** J****, Liverpool

 

Saturday, 22 December 2007

The strong & powerful dairy industry EXPOSED!!! Interesting milk is "considered" to be a NATURAL product! We are distanced from the teet of a cow & it is good to think where all of our food comes from & the process taken to get to us. Some TRIVIA for you. -Dairy Milk (animal based) & Soya Milk (plant based) have approx the same levels of calcium -Our bodies are more readily able to process & absorb vegetable products compared to animal based Personally I drink milk occasionally but soya daily

Posted by: It's_About_Time We_Woke_Up, Ryde

Tuesday, 01 January 2008

I just had a think about this. Imagine we stopped drinking milk.... What happens to the cows? Do we let them roam the world? set up their own nation? NO they will be of no use and their numbers will dwindle, surely this is cruel, some may even label it genocide.

Posted by: Luke Williams,

 

Saturday, 22 December 2007

I've got a better idea - why don't we save them the effort and just eat a vegan a day - except unlike farm animals vegans are full of s%t..................

Posted by: Max Douglas, Sutherland

 

Tuesday, 25 December 2007

Most ppl are so unaware of what really goes on in modern day farming,dairy farming is cruel and cows are continually inseminated to produce milk,then have their calves taken away from them to slaughtered for veal.Maybe you should actually listen to what they have to say and read their literature ,its not as if its made up,but then i guess its easier to keep your heads in the sand.

Posted by: antonio ramos, sydney

Tuesday, 01 January 2008

If this wasn't done then where would we get our tasty veal from. Or what would we put on our wheatbix. Just because you chose to be dislike these things then you should not try to impose your beliefs on others. you'll probably come back with some comment about the ways we could farm in a 'nice caring' way. But the demand in volume that is required at the shop window for the consumer demands that these products are produced in the way they are.

Posted by: Luke Williams,

 

Sunday, 30 December 2007

This is just ridiculous. Especially their point on the calves being torn away from their mothers, it makes it sound like they get starved to death when the reality is they get hand reared - It's not exactly torture. Sure some of their points have a little bit of validity but seriously - If only the chaser's weren't on break...

Posted by: Tessa V, Mebourne

 
 

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