Ahimsa slaughter-free milk celebrates its first birthday – Posted in: Uncategorized

The Ahimsa Dairy Foundation, which sells entirely slaughter-free milk, is celebrating its first birthday this week and to mark the event has released a video of its sanctuary in Wales. Click here for video Looking Back – the Journey of Ahimsa Milk A Story of a Remarkable Dairy All great journeys begin not just with the first step, but with a great vision too. This is the story so far of our journey to realise…

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Sad and shocking… – Posted in: Uncategorized

A reminder of how animals are treated for the food industry. This sad film produced by animal rights group Compassion Over Killing reveals how already sick cows are stunned when they are unable to walk to their deaths and shows how they are hoisted up by their legs onto conveyor-belts even if the bolt-gun has failed to kill the animal. This is not for the faint hearted. Read more at your peril: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2191813/Revealed-Shocking-undercover-video-captures-inhumane-butchering-cattle-slaughterhouse-In-N-Out-Burger-chain.html

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Scientists demolish GM industry safety claims – Posted in: Uncategorized

A major report from a team of genetic scientists at London’s King College has concluded that GM crop technology is “fundamentally unsound” and poses “scientifically proven risks to human and animal health”. GMO Truths and Myths examines the findings of a large body of peer-reviewed studies into the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and compares them with the claims made by the GM industry. From: Natural Products Online: Scientists demolish GM industry safety claims…

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Cheap Milk – what is really at stake? – Posted in: Uncategorized

The row between dairy farmers and milk buyers is intensifying with farmers now threatening blockades of supermarkets and restricting supply by pouring milk down the drain. There is a minimum cost involved in the care of a milking cow. Stripping it below that minimum price means added pressure on farmers to extract more milk from their cows. If milk production is not increased they face losses beyond their means resulting in the closure of a…