$JES 921 Book of Compassion Reverence For All Life Reference Book

Author(s): Pramoda Chitrabhanu, Pravin K Shah
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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• Keep cows pregnant all the time through artificial insemination or other means
1. MY VISIT TO A DAIRY FARM
• Sell baby calves to veal or beef industry, where they are slaughtered in six months to five years.
• Sell the adult cows to the slaughterhouses after four years when the milk production yield drops
Hence, Organic milk is not cruelty free milk.
American Slaughterhouse Statistics:
New York Times on May 12, 1996 reported that on an average day the following numbers of animals are slaughtered in American slaughterhouses:
Animals/Birds
Cattle
Calves
Hogs
Chickens
Number Killed per day in
USA
130,000
7,000
360,000
24,000,000
Health Issues:
After becoming vegan, I have researched the following health related issues and summarized my findings as follows:
Calcium and Protein Issue:
Most Americans consume two to three times more protein from animal source (milk, cheese, and meat) than their daily requirements. Many scientific studies show that the people who consume animal base high protein diet have lots of calcium in their urine but not in the people who use vegetarian diet.
The protein in animal products (such as milk, cheese or meat) is more acidic than the vegetable protein. The body neutralizes extra acid associated with animal protein by drawing calcium from the bones. This causes calcium deficiency in the bones causing
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