September 1, 2022, 7:06 am by
Rhagtag
That is a good story, congratulations on the feature!
August 31, 2022, 6:10 pm by
Chrysariel
Congrats! I LOVE Cheddar. The cheese and the pet. Cute profile and of course I loved the story. :)
August 31, 2022, 3:16 pm by
Pureflower
So many cheesy jokes. :P
Thank you for all the congrats and to for the fantastic profile template!
August 31, 2022, 9:15 am by
TryVegan4TheAnimals
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"Calves are generally taken away from their mothers within 24 hours of birth, causing immense distress for both mother and calf. Both usually cry out for each other as they are separated. The mother has to endure this happening 4 or 5 times before she is considered ‘spent’."</p>
<p>"Males, who are of little use to the dairy industry, are either killed shortly after birth or sent away to be reared for veal, while females follow the fate of their mothers – milked continually throughout their lives."</p>
<p>"Life expectancy of a dairy cow is less than a quarter of [their] natural lifespan; dairy cows are considered spent between 7 -8 years at which age they are slaughtered. If allowed to exist free of exploitation and slaughter, however, dairy cows can live 25 years or more."</p>
<p><a href="https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/dairy-industry">https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/dairy-industry</a>
<p>"Males, who are of little use to the dairy industry, are either killed shortly after birth or sent away to be reared for veal, while females follow the fate of their mothers – milked continually throughout their lives."</p>
<p>"Life expectancy of a dairy cow is less than a quarter of [their] natural lifespan; dairy cows are considered spent between 7 -8 years at which age they are slaughtered. If allowed to exist free of exploitation and slaughter, however, dairy cows can live 25 years or more."</p>
<p><a href="https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/dairy-industry">https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/dairy-industry</a>
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The “perfect” dairy farm:</p>
<p>"In order for a cow to produce a considerable amount of milk each year, they need to be impregnated and give birth every year. From the point of giving birth, milk production peaks at about a month and a half and then slowly declines at about nine percent per month until they reach ten months where milk production goes so low that it&;s worth it to just give them a two-month break.</p>
<p>At most dairy farms, cows are sent to slaughter after just five years, but at your perfect dairy farm, let&;s say that you can keep them for twenty years (which is their natural lifespan). Once you subtract older cow deaths, your herd population will nearly double at the end of the first year. If you start with a herd of 50, by the end of the year it&;ll be a herd of around 95...Not that a farmer would ever do this, but if they decided to keep all of those new cows for milk and kept the dairy cycle going after ten years they could have over 3,000 cows.</p>
<p>Crazy calculations aside, in the real world [and] whatever size herd you have, you don&;t have infinite pasture which means you don&;t have room for most of the female calves that are born, and you definitely don&;t have room for the 50% of calves that are born male, which means almost every calf born to the dairy industry, whether male or female, will either be slaughtered shortly for veal or slaughtered after a year or so and turned into beef."</p>
<p><a href="https://youtu.be/wJIY-8sBOn4?t=92
<p>"In order for a cow to produce a considerable amount of milk each year, they need to be impregnated and give birth every year. From the point of giving birth, milk production peaks at about a month and a half and then slowly declines at about nine percent per month until they reach ten months where milk production goes so low that it&;s worth it to just give them a two-month break.</p>
<p>At most dairy farms, cows are sent to slaughter after just five years, but at your perfect dairy farm, let&;s say that you can keep them for twenty years (which is their natural lifespan). Once you subtract older cow deaths, your herd population will nearly double at the end of the first year. If you start with a herd of 50, by the end of the year it&;ll be a herd of around 95...Not that a farmer would ever do this, but if they decided to keep all of those new cows for milk and kept the dairy cycle going after ten years they could have over 3,000 cows.</p>
<p>Crazy calculations aside, in the real world [and] whatever size herd you have, you don&;t have infinite pasture which means you don&;t have room for most of the female calves that are born, and you definitely don&;t have room for the 50% of calves that are born male, which means almost every calf born to the dairy industry, whether male or female, will either be slaughtered shortly for veal or slaughtered after a year or so and turned into beef."</p>
<p><a href="https://youtu.be/wJIY-8sBOn4?t=92
I hope no one perceives me sharing these quotes as me trying to attack anyone or anything. I just feel sad for cows and want people to stop hurting and killing them. They're sentient and have emotions and personalities just like dogs and cats, you know?
Hoping that everyone's doing well 💕
- Alex
August 31, 2022, 8:27 am by
Moonbeam
I love him. <3
August 31, 2022, 5:08 am by
Dracona
omg that story is amazing!!! Love it!
August 31, 2022, 2:37 am by
Sydney
I cheddar when you chop on cheese shaped mice
August 31, 2022, 12:34 am by
SpiceHound
What a Gouda read!
August 31, 2022, 12:03 am by
demon
cheesed to meet you, cheddar
What a wonderful story! I'd like this pet a second time if I could!