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Related: About this forumThe top four reasons cows should never drink human breast milk.
http://www.rebellesociety.com/2013/10/16/top-4-reasons-cows-should-never-drink-human-breast-milk/Be assured that Im not going to hound you on learning about health risks like a mob of anti-vaccination moms caught up in a frenzy of Jenny McCarthyism.
I understand that you are an intelligent, responsible, logical thinking creature (or at least thats what you tell yourself) and you can put anything in your body you want; grass, hay, even the whole goddamn salt lick on those hot days in the field when flies are feasting on your eye crusties.
However, the dangers of feeding human breast milk to your newborn calf are well documented, though they are often regarded as bullshit propaganda by most members of the global collective herd, content to hide in the barn chewing their cud and watching reruns of Green Acres.
Consider the examples from the old world and in ancient mythology, such as the story of The Minotaur that was poisoned with Aphrodites breast milk by the Athenian Theseus, and the following Latin saying attributed to Cautus the Elder in 241 BC:
Now, you may protest that human milk is perfectly safe for all mammals, ....
I understand that you are an intelligent, responsible, logical thinking creature (or at least thats what you tell yourself) and you can put anything in your body you want; grass, hay, even the whole goddamn salt lick on those hot days in the field when flies are feasting on your eye crusties.
However, the dangers of feeding human breast milk to your newborn calf are well documented, though they are often regarded as bullshit propaganda by most members of the global collective herd, content to hide in the barn chewing their cud and watching reruns of Green Acres.
Consider the examples from the old world and in ancient mythology, such as the story of The Minotaur that was poisoned with Aphrodites breast milk by the Athenian Theseus, and the following Latin saying attributed to Cautus the Elder in 241 BC:
humanum pectus
lac est pro homine,
non est enim
vaccarum
Human milk is for people, it is not for cows.
Now, you may protest that human milk is perfectly safe for all mammals, ....
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The top four reasons cows should never drink human breast milk. (Original Post)
Coyotl
Oct 2013
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liberal N proud
(60,336 posts)1. Who is feeding human breast milk to cows?
It's not like this stuff is a commodity our even plentiful. Mostly, who ever thought of milking women to feed cows?
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)4. Drink a glass of satire
pangaia
(24,324 posts)2. The top one reason humans should never drink cows' milk..
Cows milk is meant for cows.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)3. Is it OK for pitbulls?
Brainstormy
(2,380 posts)5. and beyond the hormones, the antibiotics, the pus, etc.,
which are reasons ENOUGH, the proteins in cow's milk are the most common cause of allergies and acne.
the human body has no more need for cow's milk than it does for dog's milk, horse's milk, or giraffe's milk." --Dr. Michael Klaper
http://www.greatamericanfoodfight.com/#/dont-drink-your-milk/
lunasun
(21,646 posts)6. Love it!
jakeXT
(10,575 posts)7. Organic breast milk? /nt
Warpy
(111,277 posts)8. The ratio of fats, sugars and protein is completely different
I've read that human milk and domestic cat milk are close. It's just one of those silly factoids stuck in what's left of my brain.
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)9. OMG, who was brave enough to milk a cat?
Sacrificing your arms for science... Must have been a very dedicated individual.
Warpy
(111,277 posts)10. And a very anesthetized cat
Actually, my cats who have had kittens have loved to have their tummies rubbed between feeding times. Getting enough of a sample to analyze wouldn't have been that difficult.