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Click original link for post with external links to thing and it will make more sense. ____________________ I'd like to thank gmail's targeted ad system for, again, enlightening me to the presence of another pro animal-exploitation front group. (Always click on these ads when you get them. These places often pay per click in order to keep their ad up.) Front groups, for those of you who don't know, are groups designed to protect industries that are failing due to various reasons- exposure for cruelty to animals, health reasons, environmental reasons, worker exploitation, oil spills (BP has one), etc. The Center for Consumer Freedom is one of the most famous of these groups and has attacked everyone from doctors studying obesity to anti-smoking proponents. Today's front group is the Real California Milk campaign, who espouses on their sight that “99% of California dairy farms are family owned”. Well, since 95-99% of these farms are the dreaded “factory farms” then we know now that most factory farms are “family farms”. So if you read into the site, it is telling you the truth about the industry- when people say “family farm” it often still means “factory farm”. My favorite part is the Happy Cows section, trying to convince us that every drop of milk is “made with 100% pure happiness!” A video on the page shows green pastures with cows tagged for milking and slaughter, factory farming pens and milking parlor machines in nice, soft lighting, and baby cows just birthed fromn their mothers shortly before being torn away from them to be made into future dairy cows or veal. This footage is juxtaposed with interviews with the farmers who exploit, beat, confine, forcefully impregnate, kidnap, and kill discussing how much they love their animals. I guess business owners have to do what they have to do when so many undercover videos come out showing horrible abuse on dairy farms. One of the biggest messages of the video is that the cows “need” these farmers to exploit them in order to live (before they are killed of course), and thus, the relationship involves mutual respect and help. Talk about ridiculous. It doesn't take an animal rightsist to realize that when you force an animal to breed and force the babies into these farming conditions, that they are not voluntarilly doing anything. It's also quite true that farm animals survive quite well outside of dairy farms. Take the rescued veal calves living out their lives at Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary as an example. Another apparently touching section of a video is a farmer patting himself on the back because, after his cows are dragged to the milking parlor (in which machines are attached to them to extract the milk that should have gone to their calves- who are sent to slaughter for veal and beef), he offers them a soft bed of hay in the pen they are dragged back to, with clean water to boot! What kind of industry is this where hay to lay on top of in a prison and clean water are extreme luxuries? It's funny watching these farmers trying to hide their desire for capital behind “caring” for the cows- of which every measure is based on how much they can get her to produce. There is a constant insistence that if a cow is fed correctly, that's how she produces. That is the main concern here- not the actual well being and desires of the cows, just how much milk they make. What happens when she stops? Oh more rape and kidnapping and if she still doesn't produce enough- slaughter. At the end they claim animal liberationists have something to gain from calling for the abolition of the exploitation of animals. Really? What's that exactly? The same person says he'd invite anyone to see his farm. That's all well and good for the ad online, but in reality he'd call the cops and prosecute people for trespassing or for taking pictures of the animals- something punishable by “terrorism” laws in many areas. Even so, most farm tours never include the slaughter process or veal crates. That way, they can send people away, still able to deny that those things happen. So, bravo, “Real California Milk”! You've actually taught me more about why I oppose the dairy industry- including the “family” farms. Keep up the good work and misinformation. You might be able to combat the fact that a new undercover video comes out every month that most people can not make it through due to the cruelty involved in the dairy industry. added by: animalia_libero