God Save the Cows! Half of UK Dairy Farmers Plan to Call It Quits

Sarah Von Alt September 11, 2015
According to the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers,
nearly half of UK dairy producers are planning to leave the industry.
The Western
Morning News
explains that with milk prices down, “The loss of dairy
farmers continues abated with 434 quitting in the last 12 months during which
period over £1 billion has been wiped off farmgate incomes due to falling milk
prices.
While there is a variety of factors influencing milk prices in
the UK, it is certainly good news for cows who are treated as milk-producing
machines by the industry.
Every time Mercy For Animals’ undercover investigators go
behind the closed doors of dairy factory farms they document acts of animal abuse that shock and horrify most
people.
Multiple investigations at dairy factory farms across the
United States have exposed sickening cruelty to animals, including workers
viciously beating, stabbing, and dragging sick and injured cows.
The best way to protect cows is to choose delicious
dairy-free alternatives to cow’s milk.
Click here for a list of
some of our favorites.

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