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Originally Posted by Reunite
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So it says in India the cows were "used" by humans. "Cows provide milk which helps sustain life, life of adults and children alike. The by-products of the milk, yoghurt, buttermilk, butter etc were an integral part of their daily diet. Their dung was a free, useful, year-round fuel supply. Being tame, they were an excellent beast of burden. By pulling carts and ploughs, they were partners in technology that helped develop new frontiers in the Indian sub-continent. Even after death, their skins were useful in various ways."
I think even more important than animal protein in the human diet, is the animal fat from pastured and well-treated animals. Yes, there are some humans that can live well as vegan, eating nothing from the animal kingdom including milk and eggs, but there are many humans, esp those of Northern European ancestry that cannot. The fat in whole natural old-fashioned milk from cows grazing on green pastures is packed full of the fat-soluble vitamins humans need including "Activator X". With some fat in the diet a person will feel satiated longer and not have to eat so much volume.
http://www.realmilk.com/price.html
http://www.westonaprice.org/transition/dairy.html
http://www.nourishingwisdom.com/arti...food-diet.html
Factory farming is a cruel enterprise and I agree action should be taken to change this abomination. For the last 3 years my mom and I together have bought one quarter of 100% grass-fed beef from a local rancher. I never eat at the fast food restaurants.
I have studied the vegan topic for many years. I have decided each person must listen to their own body for some people have become very very ill trying to follow the vegetarian or vegan path.
http://beyondveg.com/
Some people do better to include some organic/grass-fed dairy, or some eggs from free-range chickens. I am the metabolic type from Northern Europe that needs some fatty dark meat (high purine) everyday - just a few ounces.
Dr. Kelley outlines his categories of 10 metabolic types here:
http://www.whale.to/cancer/k/Ch8.html
Since we can not all be vegan and be healthy, we can still stand up for the humane treatment of the animals that we use to carry our burdens and that sometimes feed us too.