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Kindness Starts on Kids' Plates

From Taylor Wolfram, Mothers Against Dairy
October 2023

I don’t think you need to be vegan to understand that the connection between mother and baby is exceptionally special and powerful and that any rupture to this relationship can be extremely traumatic. And once we have this “a-ha” realization that mother-baby relationships across species really aren’t that different, we can empathize. And with empathy comes compassion. When we know better, we can do better. And don’t our children deserve better?

I’ve been an ethical vegan for about a decade and a half, so I have held strong beliefs about the dairy industry for quite some time. What happens to mother and baby cows in the dairy industry is absolutely vile and heart wrenching. I didn’t think I could feel more strongly about this topic, but that all changed when I had a baby of my own whom I have had the pleasure of breastfeeding.

I want to share this with you because I don’t think you need to be vegan to understand that the connection between mother and baby is exceptionally special and powerful and that any rupture to this relationship can be extremely traumatic.

And once we have this “a-ha” realization that mother-baby relationships across species really aren’t that different, we can empathize. And with empathy comes compassion.

Cows and Their Babies

First let’s get clear on what it’s like for cows to exist “naturally.” I put that in quotes because, what does that word even mean anymore? What I mean here is how cows behave when they aren’t being farmed by humans. 

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