I'll Stick to Dairy Substitutes, Thanks

[Guest guest]

Having been scared off of soy, I was considering adding some dairy

back to my diet from a " cruelty-free " dairy. I sent a bunch of

questions to Horizon and this is the response that I got. After

reading this, I couldn't live with myself if I went back to dairy, so

I thought it was worthing sharing.

 

Peace.

 

-Myles Silton

 

 

 

RESPONSE FROM HORIZON ORGANIC:

 

Thank you for your recent e-mail to Horizon Organic. We appreciate

your interest in our products.

 

Your concerns about the humane treatment of our animals is very

important, and a high priority to us as well.

 

Our dairy cows produce milk for 7-10 years. When they no longer

produce milk, they are sold at auction; the same is true for male

calves. Some are sold to petting farms, or 4H clubs, and some are

raised for beef. Since they are organic cows, if they go to beef they

will most likely be sold to organic beef ranchers and continued to be

raised under humane, organic standards.

 

The calves are separated from the mothers soon after birth. They are

fed their mother's milk with a bottle for 4 months until they are

weaned. Since! they do need to be separated for a dairy farm to run,

we feel it may be less difficult to do this before bonding happens.

Also, the most common way for disease to spread is from the calf, so

separating them allows us to monitor the calves' health before she has

contact with other cows.

 

Our chickens are cage free and live in large well ventilated chicken

houses. They have fresh air, certified organic vegetarian feed and

plenty of fresh water. The houses have ramps that lead outside into

large fenced yards where the chickens can scratch in the dirt and just

be chickens. We do not debeak them or clip their wings.

 

For more information on the living conditions and treatment of organic

cows or chickens please visit the web site for our certifying agency,

http://www.qai-inc.com or http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/. For more

information on our company policies and products, please visit our web

site at www.horizon! organic.com.

 

Thanks again for contacting the Consumer Affairs Department.

[Guest guest]

, " mbsilton " <msilton wrote:

>

> Having been scared off of soy, I was considering adding some dairy

> back to my diet from a " cruelty-free " dairy.

 

 

Myles,

 

Since you're not drinking soy anymore, have you tried HEMP MILK?

 

It's delicious! I like the nutrition content, too. I get Living

Harvest organic vanilla hemp milk at Rainbow Grocery. There are

other brands, too, like Hemp Bliss. I get Living Harvest because you

can get the full case for a discount.

 

Check it out.

 

http://www.worldpantry.com/cgi-

bin/ncommerce/ExecMacro/livingharvest/home.d2w/report

 

-Rachel