But it isn’t breast milk. The breast refers to the part of the body above the sternum (breast bone). Human beings are some of the only mammals to have the mammary glands over the breast, most mammals have them on the lower body near the reproductive organs.
I’ve always been a vegetarian but I never knew about the cruelty associated with the dairy industry. I feel so extremely guilty. I’m going to become a vegan. Thank you. ❤️from Canada🇨🇦
I was jealous all my life of people that could drink and eat dairy products, because I was lactose intolerant. I can truly say that I’m so far form jealous now, it hurts me. These poor creatures.
@@CainDA2003 for some people it might be harder to go full vegan like that but if theyre willing to be fully vegan i dont see a massive issue with it but i get ur point. the best we can do is educate people and help people find alternatives and recipes yk.
After years of struggling, being vegan on and off, I came across footage of a veal cow catching snow on their tongue on the mercy for animals page and started bawling my eyes out. Something just made it connect to me so much, I couldn’t separate it anymore. He was doing it the same way that a little kid sticks their tongue out and catches it when fresh snow falls. They are so much like us. How can we continue to treat them like this after seeing this.
insert namehere so you are suggesting that this is worse than, say, coyotes, who will often keep their prey alive while eating it, starting from the hind legs and working forward, so they can preserve the meat for longer when they don't finish it all? You are seriously dense. Probably the result of that foggy brain that comes with vitamin B12 deficiencies.
hari Gorillas eat meat half wit. They eat insects, and have, on occassion, been known to consume small animals. They are biologically considered "mostly" herbivorous. We share 99% of our genome with Chimps, our closest living relative, who eat insects, small vertibrates, including antelope, and even human children. Learn real science instead of the pseudoscience propoganda from creationist...er, I mean vegan websites.
Thank you Ed! I switched to vegan at the beginning of this month after you taught me what actually happens... I had no idea. I will never eat meat or dairy again
Organic dairy is when the calf still is with mother or still gets the milk at four months old by there mothers milk in a bucket or in bucket from other ewes or suckling on a foster mother
pyrobotnik Error, no argument found. Unable to completely crush weak carnist argument. Please insert weak argument in place of "still my milk" so that the destruction can commence.
kladpapier No, but the plants we use to replace it don't have feeling, don't experience pain, and don't have bonds with other of their species, there is big difference.
i wish people would open their minds to the truth about dairy farms. when people insist that the dairy industry is harmless and i explain the truth, they think i'm lying or that that only takes place on some farms. this is why these videos are so great! spread awareness ❤️
Where I’m from, we pride ourselves on our free range dairy and how healthy it is and how well the cows are treated. I visited a dairy farm with school and it was exactly like this. I’m going vegan.
Some good news at last, Boris is going to ban live exports, the next thing I want to hear is the religious exemption for religious slaughter to be revoked. I know you all want a ban on all meat eating but this must surely be welcome.
I live next to a farm and recently the cows had their baby’s taken from them and all we could hear for two days was the mother’s crying in the fields. I’m glad to be vegan
Since I began breastfeeding my own "calf" I have become so much more passionately against dairy! Thinking about my daughter being denied her milk makes me absolutely furious!!!!! 😡😡😡
Theoctopus Thoughts Yes, I am. I eat a wide variety of whole foods. My daughters pediatrician even said I'm doing a great job, that my daughter is perfectly healthy (I told her we are vegan as she was saying my daughter is old enough for meats now) ☺. I take b12 and my daughter takes vitamin drops with D & iron as well. She eats many different foods now also. Thank you for your concern though. ❤
No matter how well these calves are 'looked after' for the time being, nothing can compensate for stripping these babies away from their mothers. It breaks my heart.
"There is no moral justification for allowing this kind of atrocity to continue." I can see they're quickly going insane in their ridiculous tiny jail cells -- and what's in store is even worse. The eyes of that baby cow said it all... desperation, loneliness, frustration, sorrow, fear. Thanks for being there & showing us this Ed!!!!
@@flyguykaiden3 you're extremely stupid and ignorant, then? The baby wanted to suckle on it. Wow. I was just thinking about this... "how can you watch this video and not let a word he's saying get through to you?" Somehow, you did that and very well. Watch the video before you make stupid, stupid comments.
@@kylejoseph225 You don't seem to have much experience out of the womb based on your comments. Have you seen the world? No genuinely what the fuck kinda comment is that? Dude, I've been around and with cows many, many fucking times in my life. I've been on many, many dairy farms myself and I know exactly what calves do when they're without their mothers and their milk. I would've been polite and explained how it actually happens but al you wanna do is jab at people like a smartass. Skeddadle, idiot.
How anyone could watch this video and continue consuming dairy products is beyond me... they are so precious and innocent. I will show this to my family when they make fun of me for not contributing to this
Callie Unicorn In itself this shows young calves in a modern farming environment, if this is how you choose to continue to enjoy a milk based drink is a personal view. Ed’s narration is the part that adds drama and gives consideration to the scene. Either way I expect if the these animals weren’t farmed they would be extinct. right or wrong ?
I don't want to get in an argument but other animals survive in the wild so I'm sure cows would do just fine. And there would obviously be less of them if humans didn't artificially inseminate them so without us intervening there would be natural amounts of them. Even if they can't survive for any reason I think it would be better for them to not be born than be born in these conditions. Also I do realize that there are people who see this and are not affected in the way I am, I was just giving my personal view as you said.
+Dave Davies cows did exist before humans domesticated them. they could exist in fields and sanctuaries and do fine. and it's a good thing that they'll be less cows if everyone went vegan, bc w the current number of cows, global warming and deforestation is rapidly getting worse
Callie Unicorn it's bc this isn't a normal dairy farm. I am a farmer and know that our cows and 99% of cows in the UK are well looked after. Our cows are kept with their mother's for weeks.
i went vegan on boxing day last year for heath reasons but 8 months into it ive started to learn what actually goes on and how much suffering and pain these animals are subjected to because we like a fucking full dairy latte and a steak. After a week of not having any meat or dairy you feel so much better and you dont miss it at all, there is absolutely no need for this type of suffering anymore. I am so angry at myself that it took me early 24 years to realise what affect this has on our health, environment and also to these beautiful animals. Its not our fucking milk!!!!
I am a vet student and became vegan last year (been a vegetarian for most of my life) based on many months of work placement I have done on farm for my course. I want to say thank you for making this channel. There is a lot of stigma surrounding vegansim and even I don't always agree with some of methods used in activism, especially when facts are taken out of context or exaggerated as it devalidates the movement. However, you present arguments for veganism that are logical and factual, the footage you show isn't taken out of context. Please keep up the amazing work!!!
I worked in the nursery room for a week just to get a feel for it. It was so obvious the bond a mother has with her newborn. I cant imagine taking a baby from its mother. How can someone be so heartless to do this? I'll never understand the mentality of causing so much pain just for money.😔💔
Its never the mony its the love for animals in a non humanized way yes i seperate cows and calves but you dont put your infant in a creche ameadetly after being born. Its the same thing whe need to controle the calfs for a week or two before they go and mingle with other calves and yes i also bring cows,to the slaughterhouse and have a bad day but i dont have the time to greef about that because the other ladys have to been taken care of 7 days a week i know that i am good for my cattle and they are good for me...
@@folkertvisser5294 you say you love them but you send them to slaughterhouses, separate them from their mothers... You have no heart, there is no such thing as "having no time to grieve" when grief will catch up and put you off everyday life. I know how grief feels and I know how it feels to be separated. So don't try justify some shit actions just because you turn out to be the person everyone despises.
@@folkertvisser5294 You may rationalize it all you want, but the reality is that you butcher animals and make them suffer for money. I bet you wouldn't slit their throats if it wasn't for money and if you would do so, that just shouts what kind of deranged person you are.
My cat suckles on my ear because he is a rescue cat and was found by himself with his mom dead, so he suckles because his mom was gone too early. But when he suckles he purrs so loud and kneads and its just so CUTE
I wouldn't partake in animal cruelty like this. If the farmer next door who let's his animals roam around and sleep in the barn with their young had some milk and eggs id buy it. Not this. Should be illegal but when big money is involved....
The calfs are fine. They don't get forced by the farm owners to have calfs and milking cows does not give them infectious diseases if you are being a good clean farmer!
According to the UK government, this kind of caging is probably technically illegal. I asked my MP. Apparently, the farmer is supposed to ensure the calves have not only visual connection with other calves but also _tactile_ connection as herd animals. Unfortunately farmers are allowed to cage these young animals they just have to line the cages up so that each calf can make nose contact with another calf in an adjoining cage. Obviously, still sick. If you know the name of this farm, Ed, you can report it for contravening a small part of the regulation on caged calves.
so true , I studied animal care at college and from what I saw there was no care at all ! Animals were seen as food not friends I decided to leave as I felt I was contributing into a industry I disagreed with , the animals were raised for slaughter and the sheep for the wool, I felt like I was one of the only people who actually cared for the animals rights and feeling. I was hardly taught how to care for the animals but was only used to feed and clear up after them , nothing like I expected in all the taster days and leaflets I was given. Humans can be cruel and more people need to be educated on this subject. I am vegan and feel so much better for it.
Earthling Ed, you probably receive millions of comments like this and maybe don't have the time to read them but I want to THANK YOU. THANK YOU A LOT. I've just started my journey into veganism and it's extremely hard because my whole family and all my friends are meat and dairy eaters, and the only animals they care about are dogs and horses. It is so sad and stupid that children at school are NOT told the truth--would you believe that I, as an adult, had no idea that dairy cows are constantly impregnated and taken they babies away, otherwise they wouldn't produce milk? I can't believe how ignorant I was. I also had no idea about what happened in SeaWorld, zoos, circuses, from early childhood I was lied to and forced to eat meat but my parents were raised in the same lies. THANK YOU FOR CARING. THANK YOU FOR SPREADING THE TRUTH. PLEASE, DON'T GIVE UP.
We finally have to change! It is not natural to separate the baby from the mother and sell the "mother's milk" to us humans. Meanwhile, the criticism of my vegan lifestyle bounces off on me. I'm proud of it and I'm happy about anyone who starts to think about this and change something.
They still take the calves away from their mothers, it's obvious that that is a distressing experience for the mother and the calf. I get defending the consumption of meat, but there are legit NO excuses for consuming dairy. It does not have any good effects on our health, it's not morally justifiable, it makes no evolutionary sense for humans to drink the milk of another species. The dairy industry is falling apart for all of those reasons. There are 0 valid reasons for humans to consume dairy products. 0. None.
@@83uwb ok ok when a calf is taken away from the mother they forget about them within a day and then they grow up with the farm lets say me cuz im a dairy farmer they have lots of bedding and when they grow up they get more freedom and then when they are older they will meet them again Oh but wait you wouldn't understand cuz your a person who doesn't know eneything about farming
@@Will-cm9dq There is more than enough evidence that shows mother cows call out for their calves, as do the the calves for their mothers. They are able to grief for them and they do. Cows are very social animals, they have best friends and generally have a great memory that allows them to recognize members of their own kind and others. They are incredibly intelligent and loving animals. They don't just forget about their own child an hour after you take it away from them. You grew up on a farm, it's your life, so I understand you'd defend that. But I'd expect you'd know more about cows, given that you work with them, and not tell lies to defend your lifestyle. Does your farm not slaughter calves for veal? What do you do with the male calves who don't produce milk? At what point do they get separated from the mother?
I still just cannot wrap my head around the fact that human beings actually do this to animals and other living beings while acting like it is totally fine. #GoVegan
It's an astonishing concept, it it very scary and disapointing to know that humans do this to these incredible innocent creatures for short convienient pleasure. #VeganismForLife
@@Crescentine the calves are not suffering, they are well cared for. Did you notice towards the end of the video the calves you could see were playing and kicking up their heels, they are obviously thriving and happy. They won’t be staying long in those kennels and the cold weather obviously is not bothering them. They are clean and dry, well fed, with fresh air and well bedded. Of course it is not as good as being reared on a cow but sadly that’s the way it is because people won’t give up drinking cows milk and a lot of human babies would die and suffer without it. By springtime they will be running around green fields grazing grass with lots of company. If the calves were miserable they would not thrive and look so obviously healthy.
@@mistyqqq ... No human babies are going to pass away from not drinking ANOTHER animals milk. There is soy-based formula in some places and it is becoming more and more available. And your right the calves won't be staying long in the kennels- they will be moved to Veal crates where they can't touch the ground. Why come to a vegan video and channel just to spread hate? Why?
@@Crescentine no I am not spreading hate, I have no wish to do such a thing but I don’t like to see genuine people being told these babies are suffering when they are not. What makes you think they will go into veal crates? that is not true, these heifer calves will never be veal.
Question: Why do dairy farmers insist it's best to separate the calves from their mothers. But beef farmers generally keep them together? I live near a few very small family run beef farms, and they have their calves still, even though the calves are getting pretty large. They are still sucking. So why is it best for dairy calves but not beef calves? Sound like a bad excuse to me?
dylan pollard a) why are you against it then? B) you obviously haven’t been, anyone that has worked with cattle knows their emotions are nothing like humans! They are happy enough!
Thank you so much for doing this.I am not vegan but I have now cut dairy completely, initially due to health but now with the ethical reasoning too.It amazes me that at my age I had no inkling at all about the dairy industry at all, nothing. It's not shown in the media or taught in schools and it's only through videos like this that we can see the truth so thank you thank you and thank you again.
I lived on a dairy farm for a while (just renting, not working). The cows all seemed happy and voluntarily entered the milking area because the farmers bribed them in with cattle cake, they seemed very relaxed and happy about it. The calves were all kept indoors in a barn together, not in solitary confinement :) Seeing all of this make me think that (in the UK at least) the dairy industry wasn't so bad. But for some reason it never occurred to me that I didn't ever see a single calf with it's mother on the farm in all my time there. With dogs and cats we even consider it cruel to separate them any less than 8 weeks old, so why are cows different? I never wondered what happened to the male calves that were born there, as they had no purpose on a dairy farm. And I didn't wonder what happened to cows who stopped producing milk and no longer served the farmers. It's not that I didn't care or chose not to think about it, it just never occurred to me. I only saw the happy cows grazing in the sunny fields and happily jogging in for their cattle cake. Not every farm and factory is as bad as some of the horror stories we hear, but there are some consistent crimes that even the 'better' places can't avoid. We need to look at this industry as a whole, with real perspective. How would we ourselves feel to have our children pulled from our arms within a day of giving birth to them, for our daughters to be put through the same thing and our sons to be murdered just because of their gender, for us to be killed if our bodies could no longer serve a purpose that they were never even meant to serve? All to provide something that wasn't even necessary, that could have been substituted all along. I wish I'd thought to ask myself these questions sooner, but I'm here now and I'm learning. I'd rather know the ugly truth and make informed decisions than bury my head in the sand or remain blissfully ignorant. Thank you for your help, Ed.
What you don't realise is that us farmers go around to the calves twice a day to give them each milk out of a feeder that has a teat like mouthpiece that the calves sucker and the milk come out. Farmers also give them required nutrients and make sure they are nurtured so they grow to their best standard
They are crying because the people breaking into the farm have woken them up and they thought it was feed time. Putting their dirty fingers into their mouths is not a good idea and all that did was make the baby want milk. Same thing would happen if you woke a human baby up and put your finger in its mouth.....
well as a farmer myself based in kent our dairy farm is set up in the shelter of an insulated barn with fans and heating is an ideal place for calfs at winter I c where you are coming from with the ice conditions and frozen irrigation hoses but our dairy calfs are left with there mothers until the mothers milk dryes up wen our cows have a calf we take the calf and the mother and put them in there own pen will grazing (grass) so the calf is not at risk from other cows. plz get back to me on your views on my way of doing things I am always up for hearing people out and compromising on the different views of how we should do things
Yes mate we’re beef so ours go for slaughter dissent help that these bastard vegans are calling us murderers rapists and all sorts of thing just because what we do what we love
I am vegetarian for 6 years and this week I decided to become vegan. I always knew it was the only way to stop bringing such cruelty to animals but I had very shallow reasons of "I am afraid plant protein is not as good for the gym" (and I know, it is bullshit,) and, of course, because I love the taste of dairy. I don't remember seeing examples of dairy farms before, so I decided to check it. When I saw your videos I even cried, it is so horrible. I feel embarrassed that took me so long but at the same time happy that I am not contributing to that anymore!
I’m a dairy farmer and by looking at those calf’s there not a day oul there month or so , seriously sir wise up they have coats on and leave there ma at 4 weeks
This video is wrong for several reasons I know this because I work on a dairy farm in the UK. 1. The milking machines do not spread infections such as mastitis. The units are cleaned between each cow. The cow's udder is cleaned before and after milking to keep the udder clean. Therefore the milking process reduces the chance of infection as the udders get cleaned. A calf will not clean the udder before and after feeding. 2. Calves suckling is a natural instinct. However this does not mean that they are wanting anything. They do it because it is an instinct regardless of how hungry they are. A calf will still suckle after being fed. 3. The calves are not instantly taken from their mother and weaning is a natural process as the calf grows up, which they do a lot quicker than people. There will be more pain if a relationship between the calf and mum is allowed to grow more so taking calves at an early stage removes further pain for both. 4. All animals will die, this is something no-one can deny. So stating that they will die is not helping your argument as they will die regardless of whether they get milled or not. Please listen to reason and logic when listening to vegans as they usually don't know what happens on a dairy farm because they don't work or live on one. Good luck vegans👍
@@zoethemalnourishedvegan2800 every time a calf is taken away I have not once observed its mum pine for its calf. They get separated when the mum goes for milking so the mum isnot bothered as she know the calf is in safe hands. I have seen mums sit and nearly crushing their calf to death, granted this is not a regular occurrence but it does happen and shows that cows are not always the "caring, sentient and innocent beings " that you vegans say they are.
this may not happen on your farm but on many others it does. The conditions they are kept in can be way worse than this. even if they are kept really well (even tho u take them from their mothers when you shouldnt and it is still cruel) they still end up getting their throats cut and eaten by us, the end result is still death. Humans come on earth and act like we can decide who lives and who doesnt with our superiority complex. Its not our place to kill innocent creatures that dont need to die when we can live off plants. I dont understand how you dont feel like taking a calf off their mother is cruel either way?? like just let the calf have a relationship, the fact that theres less pain doesnt make it any better, your still taking it and setting it up for a life of exploitation and being used for its milk and meat. they have feelings and emotions, im sure if we were treated like these animals and abused and exploited for our meat and milk youd be thinking differently.
@@marksawyer1868 and cows are sentient beings. ive seen many videos of cows chasing after their calfs and ive seen it irl on farms. Just because they may accidently crush their calfs every so often which happens with humans as well, mothers accidently rolling on their babies, doesnt mean they are not sentient beings. some mothers that are humans also kill their children, doesnt mean that all other mothers dont care for their kids. Its scientific facts that they experience emotions similar to ours, maybe not on the same complexity, but regardless its not fair for us to be the dictators of life
@@marksawyer1868 just because something has been "normalized" it doesnt make it normal or moral. Killing other creatures and exploiting them for their whole life is not normal is it. A lot of animals in the industry are abused and done on a large scale. Which is what vegans what to prevent. We dont know where the meat comes from so we dont want to support cruelty towards an animal, and again even if the animal lives a "happy life" which im sure they dont, they still get killed for no reason. Meat is not healthy, yes it provides some nutrients but the negatives outweigh it, on top of this their is no nutrients from animals that we cant get from plants. Plants give us all the benefits without the toxins. On top of this the animal industry is ruining our planet. There are many many many studies that show all of this information that ive just said. I would be typing for an hour if i said it all
These are probably the most looked after cows I've seen. They've got little cow huts n little cow jackets. Retrospectively they're actually well looked after. However taking them away from their mothers at days old, just so ppl can have a chocolate bar, is just wrong. The fact a whole system of cow production is needed to make a CHOCOLATE bar, is frankly ridiculous
Like so many others have said below, this is incredibly powerful Ed. Keep up the great work! I can only hope that more people realize how their food choices directly cause this type of suffering to be inflicted on beautiful & feeling creatures (who are babies at that). Please everyone choose a plant based milk which doesn't require the separation of a baby from their mother!
Big thanks to you Earthling Ed. People like you and similar activists have educated me, a long time vegetarian, to now firmly commit to veganism. This change has produced a noticeable improvement in my health, as well as some very positive inner changes. Your arguments are clear, concise and totally correct. Eating, wearing or consuming death is no longer an option for my wife or me. We choose life for all creatures, humans and animals, and take responsibility for all our actions. Please keep up your outstanding work, which is a direct cause of real and positive change in the world.
I live on a farm and this guy is making this sound horrible. In reality the cows are all happy and we don't let them suffer or be in pain. Because farmers actually care about animals.
Tom Metcalfe exactly, we all do! cows are always well cared for and happy on farms across the world, and there’s no longer such things as wild cows so he cannot just free them all to be mauled by foxes, coyotes or mountain lions, they’re domesticated similarly to dogs working on the police force, cows work to produce milk or are purposed for meat
I just went vegan 4 days ago and have found new brands of yogurt and types of milk that taste WAY more appetizing than brands containing dairy. I'm doing a vegan "challenge" in a way. Just eating plant based all of June and seeing how I feel. But this reality isn't going to go away if I go back to eating meat and consuming animal products so I already want to stay vegan. I looked at ribs and wanted them for a split second but I said no. I said no to a bacon and egg based meal. (which was one of my favorites) The happiness I felt knowing I wasn't supporting animal cruelty just for my taste buds to enjoy is truly indescribable. I have no vegan friends, no vegan family members, and a lot of people thinking its stupid because I "need" meat. So I'm in this alone and watching a ton of videos on youtube on meal prep, recipes, more on how these horrific industries work... And informing myself in any way that I can. If we can't watch how our food is killed because it's so traumatizing and we feel guilty for eating meat afterwards, if we can even get through the video, don't you think we shouldn't be eating it?
This is horrendous! As a chocolate lover I used to always buy cadburys.. Galaxy etc. So glad I have gone Vegan now and will never go back to being vegetarian or a meat eater. Poor babies :( Let's stop this and end their poor suffering. Thanks for educating Ed. We are with you all the way to help shut these places down!
Mastitis isn't caused by milking there are plenty of women with mastitis. I live on an organic dairy farm which keeps calves with there mother's for up to a month and when theyre not feeding from they're mothers we have teet feeders not just buckets. Plz don't use this as an example of all dairy farms. We have 7 calf igloos the rest are in with other calves and mothers who they suckle off so pipe down and do it research.
Epic Puffin They only show the negative side It would be counter productive to show a kind side to dairy farming. They have an agenda and that's to shock people into going vegan.
A month isn’t long enough, they should be able to as long as they want, not as in feed but being with their moms, and he knows more than you, the calves would rather be free
Ok. Let me clarify this. To introduce myself, I live on a mixed farm, doing arable work and raising livestock. Livestock (cows) that is meant for the beef market. I eat meat. First, the calves outside. The huts they were in are designed to keep them warm. Plastic is an insulator. Those calves are plenty warm when you combine the straw in the huts and the insulating capacity of the plastic hut, which is higher than you think. Second: the suckling. Calves suckle because it is an instinct, in that you're correct. However, that does certainly not mean they are hungry. When I go to our cows at any point in the day and I stick my hand out, they will see if they can eat it. Cows are always looking for something to eat, even after they've just been given food. Besides those two, you mention a machine that spreads a certain bacteria. This is not an argument. I can say vegan food spreads bacteria and it will have the same value when used as an argument. You don't have figures, you're just guessing that it happens, somewhere, despite the fact that all farmers are required to desinfect their milking machine and the udder of the cow that has just been milked before the next one gets milked. You also say that all cows in the dairy industry end up dead. Doesn't almost every organism on this planet eventually end up dead? You say they will be forcibly impregnated. I assume you mean IV? Yes, it is by definition done forcibly. After all, cows can't tell us whether they object or not, can they? IV is barely felt by the cow, the only reason it acts strange is because it isn't the penis of a bull, but the arm of the vet that is inserted. I've been with cows my entire life, trust me, when they are in pain, you will feel it. One major thing for all of you naïve vegans out there who have no farming experience: STOP THINKING THAT ANIMALS ARE THE SAME AS HUMANS. There is no reason for you to think they have the same needs and desires as us. They are animals: they reproduce yearly, as do most animals, they live in a herd were the strongest is king. Females are only ment for breeding and males for breeding and protecting.
The whole point us vegans are trying to make is that no matter how well treated the animals are, they are not living the life nature intended for them and they have no say in what happens to them. I could kidnap someone's baby from her mother and give her a warm, "insulated" home and feed her a concoction of chemicals that aren't meant for her instead of breast milk so that I could have the pleasure of raising a child. Does that make it morally acceptable? Plus, there are many other reasons to not eat/farm dairy, such as the horrific effects on our rapidly dying environment, and the disgusting impacts it has on our health. But no, I get it. It just tastes too good for all that shit to matter, right?
Lee Johnstone www.whitelies.org.uk/animal-welfare/what-happens-calves-when-we-drink-cow’s-milk here is a link explaining it more, but basically they get fed milk replacer which is a man made substance, while we take the actual milk. Actually a thought just occurred to me, why don't we just use milk replacer as our milk? Just a thought
I just want to say (as a beef farmer) that you people are generalising all farms and don't really know what u are talking about. For example the calves. They are kept separate for the first few weeks to minimise the risk of disease. The majority are given coats and any ill ones will be treated. They will be put in groups in a few weeks. Also, that oat milk you're drinking, well, it's waste will more than likely go to farms for feed. My main message is to not generalise all farms and just keep an open mind.
This is stupid because here in Canada they get locked up in a shed for the winter to stay warm. They get loud when somebody approaches because they think that you will feed them. They eat the fence because they are trying to get through to drink out of the bottle they think that is in your hand.
This is absolutely horrendous. If this doesn’t explain veganism and the strong motive and intention behind changing the world to go vegan I don’t know what does 😭 it’s a living nightmare for these innocent and beautiful souls. We the people, have the power to change this. Every purchase counts, your power is your money and your voice! Thank you Ed for bringing light and clarity
*I never thought that to obtain dairy products they had these beautiful animals in these conditions. Definitely this video made me change my perspective and my ideas. I love what you do! Keep sending messages like these to change the mindset of people, for a better one.* Grettings from Venezuela!🌹
snowflake, little snowflake, melt away little snowflake. life is a lot tougher than your liberal teaching will ever teach you. if you do not wise up soon you will perish like an afterthought.
Adam Stockdale I meant to change the law. Sorry,English is my second language. I didn't mean to do anything criminal. The law which is in power now protects farmers and considers animals as property, and products which is wrong .
Mate having been born a dairyman and still working on a dairy today, let me just say all newborns have strap on blankets put on, those hutches keep body heat trapped into the hutches
Ughhhh i honestly hate how they lock those baby cows up. You should check out Dairy Frams in Canada. All our cows are happy and the calves have plenty of space to run around.
So heartbreaking to see them in these conditions. It never gets easier. Thank you for exposing this, the truth needs to get out there. You guys give me hope.
This looks like a beautiful farm. Some calves have jackets. They are clean, their hutches are clean, they look healthy! They have nice, warm straw! I would like to visit this farm. The chewing on the bars behavior is normal for young calves, that is their strong suckling instinct. Calves will suckle on ANYTHING they find. Which, btw, is another reason why theyre separated because if they suckled on everything they could put their mouth on they'd be subject to SO MANY PATHOGENS and even death if they consume manure. Calves are born without an immune system, separating them allows the farmer to focus on the calf's individual health as they feed the calf plenty of colostrum and milk. This sets the calf up for success before they start to congregate the babes back into the herd. Remember THE CALF IS THE FUTURE OF THE FARM. No bug sharing! No bug eating! Space and time to grow into big healthy babes where they will get their colostrum and vaccinations. Notice one of the calves at the end playfully bounces. These babes are not stressed or sad. This process of being in a hutch only lasts a month and it is for their health. Look up videos of calves being turned out together, it is quite adorable.
My grandfather had a farm and he had 2-3 cows and he have never killed them but we have used to drink their milk. I don’t think that was immoral. He also had 1-2 horses, about 10-15 chickens (natural not mutated ones), pigeons, dogs, cats, 3-4 pigs, about 5 ducks. Everyone was happy, no torture, animals were eating a lot of grass behind the barn. He used to use horses to plow fields. He had lots of veggies and fruits and grain. Occasionally he killed a chicken or a duck for food, or pig. But they were living long time before that, some even years. He never killed a cow though. He was living sustained lifestyle all by himself no need to buy anything from shop.
Whenever I call dairy products breast milk people get grossed out and look at me like I'm crazy.
They call them "Udders" to disassociate from the fact that they are mammalian mammary glands.
But it isn’t breast milk. The breast refers to the part of the body above the sternum (breast bone). Human beings are some of the only mammals to have the mammary glands over the breast, most mammals have them on the lower body near the reproductive organs.
This is a good one 😂
Because you are. A cow DOESN'T have breasts.
Thats....literally what it is though? Where else would it come from their ears? 😅
I’ve always been a vegetarian but I never knew about the cruelty associated with the dairy industry. I feel so extremely guilty. I’m going to become a vegan. Thank you. ❤️from Canada🇨🇦
Whenever I feel like I’m missing out on dairy chocolate, I think of these cows
Try oat milk chocolate
Lots of really nice dark and oat milk chocolate 👍😊
I was jealous all my life of people that could drink and eat dairy products, because I was lactose intolerant. I can truly say that I’m so far form jealous now, it hurts me. These poor creatures.
I can't even imagine the complete lack of power you must have felt in there: knowing they are locked inside that farm and not being able to save them.
I’m vegetarian trying to transition to being vegan. This video really helped me a lot. Thank you!
@@CainDA2003 for some people it might be harder to go full vegan like that but if theyre willing to be fully vegan i dont see a massive issue with it but i get ur point. the best we can do is educate people and help people find alternatives and recipes yk.
@@CainDA2003 you reminds of my mom when said that if i dont study faster i will failed
Are you british?
After years of struggling, being vegan on and off, I came across footage of a veal cow catching snow on their tongue on the mercy for animals page and started bawling my eyes out. Something just made it connect to me so much, I couldn’t separate it anymore. He was doing it the same way that a little kid sticks their tongue out and catches it when fresh snow falls. They are so much like us. How can we continue to treat them like this after seeing this.
As a Human, I can say we are the worse kind of species ever, Self centered creature.
shoe laces people like you, makes what i wrote more relatable :)
Humans are omnivores like wolfs etc
James Kelly we share 98% of our dna with gorillas and they follow a majority herbivorous diet so... whats your point?
insert namehere so you are suggesting that this is worse than, say, coyotes, who will often keep their prey alive while eating it, starting from the hind legs and working forward, so they can preserve the meat for longer when they don't finish it all?
You are seriously dense. Probably the result of that foggy brain that comes with vitamin B12 deficiencies.
hari Gorillas eat meat half wit. They eat insects, and have, on occassion, been known to consume small animals. They are biologically considered "mostly" herbivorous. We share 99% of our genome with Chimps, our closest living relative, who eat insects, small vertibrates, including antelope, and even human children. Learn real science instead of the pseudoscience propoganda from creationist...er, I mean vegan websites.
Thank you Ed! I switched to vegan at the beginning of this month after you taught me what actually happens... I had no idea. I will never eat meat or dairy again
Organic dairy is when the calf still is with mother or still gets the milk at four months old by there mothers milk in a bucket or in bucket from other ewes or suckling on a foster mother
*not your Mother, not your Milk*
pyrobotnik Error, no argument found. Unable to completely crush weak carnist argument. Please insert weak argument in place of "still my milk" so that the destruction can commence.
So, a soybean, or whatever you use to replace it, is your mother?
kladpapier No, but the plants we use to replace it don't have feeling, don't experience pain, and don't have bonds with other of their species, there is big difference.
kladpapier the soybean milk isn’t from a large Bovine Mammal that has just had a baby calf
Don't be too sure of that, try googling a bit, you might be surprised ;)
Iceland truck in the back reads "Foods you can trust" what a fucking joke!!
No more meat and dairy for me, this has really opened my eyes.
Meat is good for you
@@zrok193 girl leave.
@@cazbutterfly4229 ehh? Ok
(im not a girl btw(: )
"All animals in the dairy industry end up dead" wow.
All animals end up dead, so what?
@@stokesy887 u know that he means that they dont die a natural death. dont act more stupid than you are
Moren Mori you’re stupid for thinking this is wrong
Rushabh Javeri nah just saying the truth
Rushabh Javeri what do ye mean
i wish people would open their minds to the truth about dairy farms. when people insist that the dairy industry is harmless and i explain the truth, they think i'm lying or that that only takes place on some farms. this is why these videos are so great! spread awareness ❤️
Where I’m from, we pride ourselves on our free range dairy and how healthy it is and how well the cows are treated. I visited a dairy farm with school and it was exactly like this. I’m going vegan.
I support x 💕
Wuss
Some good news at last, Boris is going to ban live exports, the next thing I want to hear is the religious exemption for religious slaughter to be revoked.
I know you all want a ban on all meat eating but this must surely be welcome.
I live next to a farm and recently the cows had their baby’s taken from them and all we could hear for two days was the mother’s crying in the fields. I’m glad to be vegan
CALABER. Games Thats horrible
Sinan Gassaloglu Ik i hated and that’s the reason I’m vegan
Shut the fuck up
itzjoe why should I lol
calaber boo freakin whoo
Since I began breastfeeding my own "calf" I have become so much more passionately against dairy! Thinking about my daughter being denied her milk makes me absolutely furious!!!!! 😡😡😡
Amanda Ponder, are you vegan?
Just checking in to make sure you are 100% on top of your nutrients, since you are breastfeeding.. ;)
Theoctopus Thoughts Yes, I am. I eat a wide variety of whole foods. My daughters pediatrician even said I'm doing a great job, that my daughter is perfectly healthy (I told her we are vegan as she was saying my daughter is old enough for meats now) ☺. I take b12 and my daughter takes vitamin drops with D & iron as well. She eats many different foods now also. Thank you for your concern though. ❤
+Amanda Ponder ☺ thats so good to hear! My sister is breastfeeding her vegan 11 month old! He's such a happy baby, loves his avocado on toast!
Yay for vegan babies! So exciting to see how this movement is growing. #thefutureisvegan
U can't compare a cow to a child
the fact that this is what the dairy industry is ready and willing to show the public and the conditions are still so heart wrenching...
No matter how well these calves are 'looked after' for the time being, nothing can compensate for stripping these babies away from their mothers. It breaks my heart.
Okay, but they will have to be weaned and separated at some point.
pyrobotnik thank fuck u have u have a brain
Yes it can......a nice yorkshire pud and mustard
Emmy Hucker they are not babies they are calves
MISTER lol theyre not calves...they're dinner.
How can ethical vegetarians ignore this?
I was vegetarian for years.
I ignored it pretty well.
Vegetarians aren't ethical. That's the issue.
True Vegetarians eat vegetation. Most of real life Vegetarians are just on an omnivore diet.
I've been vegetarian for 30 years and never heard about this. Never.
That's why we must show the truth to omnivorous and vegetarian consumers.
Don’t attack vegetarian someone people can’t actually go vegan
"There is no moral justification for allowing this kind of atrocity to continue." I can see they're quickly going insane in their ridiculous tiny jail cells -- and what's in store is even worse. The eyes of that baby cow said it all... desperation, loneliness, frustration, sorrow, fear. Thanks for being there & showing us this Ed!!!!
She’s acting like that cause he’s got his hand down her fucking mouth and won’t stop messing with it.
@@flyguykaiden3 you're extremely stupid and ignorant, then? The baby wanted to suckle on it. Wow. I was just thinking about this... "how can you watch this video and not let a word he's saying get through to you?" Somehow, you did that and very well. Watch the video before you make stupid, stupid comments.
@@paloozadroid4749 You don't seem to have much experience with cattle based on your comments.
@@kylejoseph225 You don't seem to have much experience out of the womb based on your comments. Have you seen the world?
No genuinely what the fuck kinda comment is that? Dude, I've been around and with cows many, many fucking times in my life. I've been on many, many dairy farms myself and I know exactly what calves do when they're without their mothers and their milk. I would've been polite and explained how it actually happens but al you wanna do is jab at people like a smartass.
Skeddadle, idiot.
How anyone could watch this video and continue consuming dairy products is beyond me... they are so precious and innocent. I will show this to my family when they make fun of me for not contributing to this
Callie Unicorn In itself this shows young calves in a modern farming environment, if this is how you choose to continue to enjoy a milk based drink is a personal view.
Ed’s narration is the part that adds drama and gives consideration to the scene.
Either way I expect if the these animals weren’t farmed they would be extinct. right or wrong ?
I don't want to get in an argument but other animals survive in the wild so I'm sure cows would do just fine. And there would obviously be less of them if humans didn't artificially inseminate them so without us intervening there would be natural amounts of them. Even if they can't survive for any reason I think it would be better for them to not be born than be born in these conditions. Also I do realize that there are people who see this and are not affected in the way I am, I was just giving my personal view as you said.
+Dave Davies cows did exist before humans domesticated them. they could exist in fields and sanctuaries and do fine. and it's a good thing that they'll be less cows if everyone went vegan, bc w the current number of cows, global warming and deforestation is rapidly getting worse
very easy Tbh
Callie Unicorn it's bc this isn't a normal dairy farm. I am a farmer and know that our cows and 99% of cows in the UK are well looked after. Our cows are kept with their mother's for weeks.
i went vegan on boxing day last year for heath reasons but 8 months into it ive started to learn what actually goes on and how much suffering and pain these animals are subjected to because we like a fucking full dairy latte and a steak. After a week of not having any meat or dairy you feel so much better and you dont miss it at all, there is absolutely no need for this type of suffering anymore. I am so angry at myself that it took me early 24 years to realise what affect this has on our health, environment and also to these beautiful animals.
Its not our fucking milk!!!!
I am a vet student and became vegan last year (been a vegetarian for most of my life) based on many months of work placement I have done on farm for my course. I want to say thank you for making this channel. There is a lot of stigma surrounding vegansim and even I don't always agree with some of methods used in activism, especially when facts are taken out of context or exaggerated as it devalidates the movement. However, you present arguments for veganism that are logical and factual, the footage you show isn't taken out of context. Please keep up the amazing work!!!
Couldn't have said it any better. Vegan for life!
God, are they cute
beautiful, completely innocent
yes... :( every butcher's shop and piece of meat should have such posters and pictures on them
Steve Larson lol
I know right! This is "utterly" disgusting!
trolls, you are so funny, you should be on stage...
I worked in the nursery room for a week just to get a feel for it. It was so obvious the bond a mother has with her newborn. I cant imagine taking a baby from its mother. How can someone be so heartless to do this? I'll never understand the mentality of causing so much pain just for money.😔💔
Its never the mony its the love for animals in a non humanized way yes i seperate cows and calves but you dont put your infant in a creche ameadetly after being born. Its the same thing whe need to controle the calfs for a week or two before they go and mingle with other calves and yes i also bring cows,to the slaughterhouse and have a bad day but i dont have the time to greef about that because the other ladys have to been taken care of 7 days a week i know that i am good for my cattle and they are good for me...
@@folkertvisser5294 you say you love them but you send them to slaughterhouses, separate them from their mothers... You have no heart, there is no such thing as "having no time to grieve" when grief will catch up and put you off everyday life. I know how grief feels and I know how it feels to be separated. So don't try justify some shit actions just because you turn out to be the person everyone despises.
@@folkertvisser5294 Also say that to your future cardiac arrest whilst you indulge on cut up animals and their bodily fluids.
@@folkertvisser5294
You may rationalize it all you want, but the reality is that you butcher animals and make them suffer for money.
I bet you wouldn't slit their throats if it wasn't for money and if you would do so, that just shouts what kind of deranged person you are.
@@folkertvisser5294 Yea you don't put your baby in a creche after they're born, you are with them - just like a mother cow should be with her calf
My cat suckles on my ear because he is a rescue cat and was found by himself with his mom dead, so he suckles because his mom was gone too early. But when he suckles he purrs so loud and kneads and its just so CUTE
I grew up the daughter of a dairy farmer. I watched cows being beaten and force to lie in their manure. I am now vegan
So heartbreaking, those little babes. They need their mothers. Humans are so cruel 💔 Thank you for this Ed 🌱
You are talking pure undiluted shite
Yeah they are separated to stop them getting infected
Actually they don’t the reason they take the calves away from their mother is so they don’t get stomped on at least that’s how it works in Canada
Oh no, those poor babies, the reality escapes so many people. Everyone should see this treatment and the reality of consuming cows milk. :((
I love milk
I like it when it's freshly milked it's warm
The calfs are healthy! They wo nt be in those pens for long!
I can't handle this. This is so incredibly sad. I'll show my family this video when they hassle me about being vegan.
I wouldn't partake in animal cruelty like this. If the farmer next door who let's his animals roam around and sleep in the barn with their young had some milk and eggs id buy it. Not this. Should be illegal but when big money is involved....
@@klh768 this is 90 percent of the world's practices. There are no happy farm animals.
The calfs are fine. They don't get forced by the farm owners to have calfs and milking cows does not give them infectious diseases if you are being a good clean farmer!
According to the UK government, this kind of caging is probably technically illegal. I asked my MP. Apparently, the farmer is supposed to ensure the calves have not only visual connection with other calves but also _tactile_ connection as herd animals. Unfortunately farmers are allowed to cage these young animals they just have to line the cages up so that each calf can make nose contact with another calf in an adjoining cage. Obviously, still sick. If you know the name of this farm, Ed, you can report it for contravening a small part of the regulation on caged calves.
so true , I studied animal care at college and from what I saw there was no care at all ! Animals were seen as food not friends I decided to leave as I felt I was contributing into a industry I disagreed with , the animals were raised for slaughter and the sheep for the wool, I felt like I was one of the only people who actually cared for the animals rights and feeling.
I was hardly taught how to care for the animals but was only used to feed and clear up after them , nothing like I expected in all the taster days and leaflets I was given. Humans can be cruel and more people need to be educated on this subject. I am vegan and feel so much better for it.
When, as a species, did we agree and accept this as ok?
Financial gain.
Long time ago. Nothing wrong with killing an animal for food
A few hundred thousand years ago
Minato Namikaze its unnecesary, and since we dont need to, killing an innocent being for pleasure *is* unmoral
Thinker Guy I'd kill an animal for food not pleasure
Thanks Ed, keep on making these eye opening videos and helping educate people on what really goes on.
Earthling Ed, you probably receive millions of comments like this and maybe don't have the time to read them but I want to THANK YOU. THANK YOU A LOT. I've just started my journey into veganism and it's extremely hard because my whole family and all my friends are meat and dairy eaters, and the only animals they care about are dogs and horses.
It is so sad and stupid that children at school are NOT told the truth--would you believe that I, as an adult, had no idea that dairy cows are constantly impregnated and taken they babies away, otherwise they wouldn't produce milk? I can't believe how ignorant I was. I also had no idea about what happened in SeaWorld, zoos, circuses, from early childhood I was lied to and forced to eat meat but my parents were raised in the same lies.
THANK YOU FOR CARING. THANK YOU FOR SPREADING THE TRUTH. PLEASE, DON'T GIVE UP.
We finally have to change! It is not natural to separate the baby from the mother and sell the "mother's milk" to us humans. Meanwhile, the criticism of my vegan lifestyle bounces off on me. I'm proud of it and I'm happy about anyone who starts to think about this and change something.
That's why the calves wear coats and they get milk morning and night when the cows are milked
Yes I am a dairy farmer and he is so wrong I just hate this man
They still take the calves away from their mothers, it's obvious that that is a distressing experience for the mother and the calf. I get defending the consumption of meat, but there are legit NO excuses for consuming dairy. It does not have any good effects on our health, it's not morally justifiable, it makes no evolutionary sense for humans to drink the milk of another species. The dairy industry is falling apart for all of those reasons. There are 0 valid reasons for humans to consume dairy products. 0. None.
@@83uwb ok ok when a calf is taken away from the mother they forget about them within a day and then they grow up with the farm lets say me cuz im a dairy farmer they have lots of bedding and when they grow up they get more freedom and then when they are older they will meet them again
Oh but wait you wouldn't understand cuz your a person who doesn't know eneything about farming
@@Will-cm9dq There is more than enough evidence that shows mother cows call out for their calves, as do the the calves for their mothers. They are able to grief for them and they do. Cows are very social animals, they have best friends and generally have a great memory that allows them to recognize members of their own kind and others. They are incredibly intelligent and loving animals. They don't just forget about their own child an hour after you take it away from them.
You grew up on a farm, it's your life, so I understand you'd defend that. But I'd expect you'd know more about cows, given that you work with them, and not tell lies to defend your lifestyle.
Does your farm not slaughter calves for veal? What do you do with the male calves who don't produce milk? At what point do they get separated from the mother?
They get fresh milk every day a warm jacket throughout winter and on most farms they go into a pen together where they have milk drinkers and warmth
I still just cannot wrap my head around the fact that human beings actually do this to animals and other living beings while acting like it is totally fine. #GoVegan
It's an astonishing concept, it it very scary and disapointing to know that humans do this to these incredible innocent creatures for short convienient pleasure. #VeganismForLife
We have to show this truth to everyone.
Poor calves, they just want their mothers. :(
Theyre so adorable they dont deserve this. F dairy
@@Crescentine the calves are not suffering, they are well cared for. Did you notice towards the end of the video the calves you could see were playing and kicking up their heels, they are obviously thriving and happy. They won’t be staying long in those kennels and the cold weather obviously is not bothering them. They are clean and dry, well fed, with fresh air and well bedded. Of course it is not as good as being reared on a cow but sadly that’s the way it is because people won’t give up drinking cows milk and a lot of human babies would die and suffer without it. By springtime they will be running around green fields grazing grass with lots of company. If the calves were miserable they would not thrive and look so obviously healthy.
@@mistyqqq you're coping because you're scared of the truth
@@mistyqqq ... No human babies are going to pass away from not drinking ANOTHER animals milk. There is soy-based formula in some places and it is becoming more and more available.
And your right the calves won't be staying long in the kennels- they will be moved to Veal crates where they can't touch the ground.
Why come to a vegan video and channel just to spread hate? Why?
@@Crescentine no I am not spreading hate, I have no wish to do such a thing but I don’t like to see genuine people being told these babies are suffering when they are not. What makes you think they will go into veal crates? that is not true, these heifer calves will never be veal.
Question: Why do dairy farmers insist it's best to separate the calves from their mothers. But beef farmers generally keep them together? I live near a few very small family run beef farms, and they have their calves still, even though the calves are getting pretty large. They are still sucking. So why is it best for dairy calves but not beef calves? Sound like a bad excuse to me?
Milk is produced by mother cows for the sole purpose of feeding their calf. Humans get that milk by replacing the calf with themselves.
Preach! “No animal product is worth this amount of suffering.” End of debate.
So excruciatingly sad! Poor babies! Lots of love to you Ed and all of those like you 💚🌱💚🌱💚🌱💚
As a farmer this is bolloks. They are teething, they are happy enough, they are alright in temperatures of minus 10
jaeger bomb same I’ve been dairy farming since I was a kid and I know personally they are not stressed or agitation
dylan pollard a) why are you against it then?
B) you obviously haven’t been, anyone that has worked with cattle knows their emotions are nothing like humans! They are happy enough!
Thank you so much for doing this.I am not vegan but I have now cut dairy completely, initially due to health but now with the ethical reasoning too.It amazes me that at my age I had no inkling at all about the dairy industry at all, nothing. It's not shown in the media or taught in schools and it's only through videos like this that we can see the truth so thank you thank you and thank you again.
Ed you’re such a down to earth and beautiful human being. Thank you for everything ❤️
All hearts be free! Go vegan 🌱❤️🧿
It's that simple: Not your mother, not your milk.
I lived on a dairy farm for a while (just renting, not working). The cows all seemed happy and voluntarily entered the milking area because the farmers bribed them in with cattle cake, they seemed very relaxed and happy about it. The calves were all kept indoors in a barn together, not in solitary confinement :) Seeing all of this make me think that (in the UK at least) the dairy industry wasn't so bad. But for some reason it never occurred to me that I didn't ever see a single calf with it's mother on the farm in all my time there. With dogs and cats we even consider it cruel to separate them any less than 8 weeks old, so why are cows different? I never wondered what happened to the male calves that were born there, as they had no purpose on a dairy farm. And I didn't wonder what happened to cows who stopped producing milk and no longer served the farmers. It's not that I didn't care or chose not to think about it, it just never occurred to me. I only saw the happy cows grazing in the sunny fields and happily jogging in for their cattle cake.
Not every farm and factory is as bad as some of the horror stories we hear, but there are some consistent crimes that even the 'better' places can't avoid. We need to look at this industry as a whole, with real perspective. How would we ourselves feel to have our children pulled from our arms within a day of giving birth to them, for our daughters to be put through the same thing and our sons to be murdered just because of their gender, for us to be killed if our bodies could no longer serve a purpose that they were never even meant to serve? All to provide something that wasn't even necessary, that could have been substituted all along.
I wish I'd thought to ask myself these questions sooner, but I'm here now and I'm learning. I'd rather know the ugly truth and make informed decisions than bury my head in the sand or remain blissfully ignorant. Thank you for your help, Ed.
What you don't realise is that us farmers go around to the calves twice a day to give them each milk out of a feeder that has a teat like mouthpiece that the calves sucker and the milk come out. Farmers also give them required nutrients and make sure they are nurtured so they grow to their best standard
I nearly cried hearing the calves crying for their mothers, knowing that they'll never see their mom again...
They are crying because the people breaking into the farm have woken them up and they thought it was feed time. Putting their dirty fingers into their mouths is not a good idea and all that did was make the baby want milk. Same thing would happen if you woke a human baby up and put your finger in its mouth.....
They will see them when they get older and join the herd.
@@mistyqqq "we're only abducting you for *a bit*"
Your most powerful milk video. I'm sharing this everywhere as i do with all your videos.
veeoneeye Oh hey Jason! Taken a break from fucking 15 year olds I see
let the past go my friend, focus on what is now
bringing people down because of their past is not fun. obviously he has changed
thank you so much
@@ed.winters I think you should wake up
well as a farmer myself based in kent our dairy farm is set up in the shelter of an insulated barn with fans and heating is an ideal place for calfs at winter I c where you are coming from with the ice conditions and frozen irrigation hoses but our dairy calfs are left with there mothers until the mothers milk dryes up wen our cows have a calf we take the calf and the mother and put them in there own pen will grazing (grass) so the calf is not at risk from other cows. plz get back to me on your views on my way of doing things I am always up for hearing people out and compromising on the different views of how we should do things
You seem to be a minority but you are a very nice humans and doing a great job
Yes mate we’re beef so ours go for slaughter dissent help that these bastard vegans are calling us murderers rapists and all sorts of thing just because what we do what we love
I am vegetarian for 6 years and this week I decided to become vegan. I always knew it was the only way to stop bringing such cruelty to animals but I had very shallow reasons of "I am afraid plant protein is not as good for the gym" (and I know, it is bullshit,) and, of course, because I love the taste of dairy. I don't remember seeing examples of dairy farms before, so I decided to check it. When I saw your videos I even cried, it is so horrible. I feel embarrassed that took me so long but at the same time happy that I am not contributing to that anymore!
Well done Paulo!! Welcome to being woke 💪💥💯😀
Humans drinking milk is so strange to me you don’t see mice suckling squirrels milk
I feel like the 'moos' are a cry for help not just their voice
It infuriates me to know I get lied to and animals have to suffer for a human
I’m a dairy farmer and by looking at those calf’s there not a day oul there month or so , seriously sir wise up they have coats on and leave there ma at 4 weeks
itzjoe this man talks sum shite he knows nothing
my calf's leave the mother at 5 days to a week
After watching this I am questioning humanity! I need to give up dairy asap.
glad i went vegan a while back now feel so much better than when i use to eat meat and fish and had dairy in my diet.
did the farmers find this video...whats with the dislikes
This video is wrong for several reasons I know this because I work on a dairy farm in the UK.
1. The milking machines do not spread infections such as mastitis. The units are cleaned between each cow. The cow's udder is cleaned before and after milking to keep the udder clean. Therefore the milking process reduces the chance of infection as the udders get cleaned. A calf will not clean the udder before and after feeding.
2. Calves suckling is a natural instinct. However this does not mean that they are wanting anything. They do it because it is an instinct regardless of how hungry they are. A calf will still suckle after being fed.
3. The calves are not instantly taken from their mother and weaning is a natural process as the calf grows up, which they do a lot quicker than people. There will be more pain if a relationship between the calf and mum is allowed to grow more so taking calves at an early stage removes further pain for both.
4. All animals will die, this is something no-one can deny. So stating that they will die is not helping your argument as they will die regardless of whether they get milled or not.
Please listen to reason and logic when listening to vegans as they usually don't know what happens on a dairy farm because they don't work or live on one. Good luck vegans👍
Why do cows pine for their young then?
@@zoethemalnourishedvegan2800 every time a calf is taken away I have not once observed its mum pine for its calf. They get separated when the mum goes for milking so the mum isnot bothered as she know the calf is in safe hands. I have seen mums sit and nearly crushing their calf to death, granted this is not a regular occurrence but it does happen and shows that cows are not always the "caring, sentient and innocent beings " that you vegans say they are.
this may not happen on your farm but on many others it does. The conditions they are kept in can be way worse than this. even if they are kept really well (even tho u take them from their mothers when you shouldnt and it is still cruel) they still end up getting their throats cut and eaten by us, the end result is still death. Humans come on earth and act like we can decide who lives and who doesnt with our superiority complex. Its not our place to kill innocent creatures that dont need to die when we can live off plants. I dont understand how you dont feel like taking a calf off their mother is cruel either way?? like just let the calf have a relationship, the fact that theres less pain doesnt make it any better, your still taking it and setting it up for a life of exploitation and being used for its milk and meat. they have feelings and emotions, im sure if we were treated like these animals and abused and exploited for our meat and milk youd be thinking differently.
@@marksawyer1868 and cows are sentient beings. ive seen many videos of cows chasing after their calfs and ive seen it irl on farms. Just because they may accidently crush their calfs every so often which happens with humans as well, mothers accidently rolling on their babies, doesnt mean they are not sentient beings. some mothers that are humans also kill their children, doesnt mean that all other mothers dont care for their kids. Its scientific facts that they experience emotions similar to ours, maybe not on the same complexity, but regardless its not fair for us to be the dictators of life
@@marksawyer1868 just because something has been "normalized" it doesnt make it normal or moral. Killing other creatures and exploiting them for their whole life is not normal is it. A lot of animals in the industry are abused and done on a large scale. Which is what vegans what to prevent. We dont know where the meat comes from so we dont want to support cruelty towards an animal, and again even if the animal lives a "happy life" which im sure they dont, they still get killed for no reason. Meat is not healthy, yes it provides some nutrients but the negatives outweigh it, on top of this their is no nutrients from animals that we cant get from plants. Plants give us all the benefits without the toxins. On top of this the animal industry is ruining our planet. There are many many many studies that show all of this information that ive just said. I would be typing for an hour if i said it all
These are probably the most looked after cows I've seen. They've got little cow huts n little cow jackets. Retrospectively they're actually well looked after. However taking them away from their mothers at days old, just so ppl can have a chocolate bar, is just wrong. The fact a whole system of cow production is needed to make a CHOCOLATE bar, is frankly ridiculous
oh my gosh they all just wanna live life why has mans heart grown so hard?
because us humans wants to live too.
Jessica Love those are domesticated cows, they need humans to survive.
Mike Yates we slaughter them for food, yes but they are domesticated do you know what that means
Mike Yates that's not the truth. we have civilizations. We need money to survive.
Mike Yates ur blind bruh
Like so many others have said below, this is incredibly powerful Ed. Keep up the great work! I can only hope that more people realize how their food choices directly cause this type of suffering to be inflicted on beautiful & feeling creatures (who are babies at that). Please everyone choose a plant based milk which doesn't require the separation of a baby from their mother!
Big thanks to you Earthling Ed. People like you and similar activists have educated me, a long time vegetarian, to now firmly commit to veganism. This change has produced a noticeable improvement in my health, as well as some very positive inner changes. Your arguments are clear, concise and totally correct. Eating, wearing or consuming death is no longer an option for my wife or me. We choose life for all creatures, humans and animals, and take responsibility for all our actions. Please keep up your outstanding work, which is a direct cause of real and positive change in the world.
"All dairy cows in the industry end up dead"
Don't all cows end up dead eventually...
Everything ends up dead eventually
Thank you, Ed. Heartbreaking to watch.
So sad when he was sucking on your fingers. 😭😭😭😭😭😭
How is that sad
@@kiwibushblock2564 because he was so hungry
@@QUEEN-df1mc they're not hungry they have buckets of milk
When you gave him/her comfort it just started to miss it's mother more 😢💔
I've been vegan for about six months now
I don't know if you've done it or will do it, or consider, but are you going to visit dairy farms in the Netherlands?
Future is vegan
calves 'crying'? sounded more like 'mooing'
this guy deletes the comments that have facts in them
There just havin some banter 😂
I live on a farm and this guy is making this sound horrible. In reality the cows are all happy and we don't let them suffer or be in pain. Because farmers actually care about animals.
Tom Metcalfe exactly, we all do! cows are always well cared for and happy on farms across the world, and there’s no longer such things as wild cows so he cannot just free them all to be mauled by foxes, coyotes or mountain lions, they’re domesticated similarly to dogs working on the police force, cows work to produce milk or are purposed for meat
@@taran9904 finally someone that has common sense👍
Thank you.
I just went vegan 4 days ago and have found new brands of yogurt and types of milk that taste WAY more appetizing than brands containing dairy. I'm doing a vegan "challenge" in a way. Just eating plant based all of June and seeing how I feel. But this reality isn't going to go away if I go back to eating meat and consuming animal products so I already want to stay vegan.
I looked at ribs and wanted them for a split second but I said no. I said no to a bacon and egg based meal. (which was one of my favorites) The happiness I felt knowing I wasn't supporting animal cruelty just for my taste buds to enjoy is truly indescribable. I have no vegan friends, no vegan family members, and a lot of people thinking its stupid because I "need" meat. So I'm in this alone and watching a ton of videos on youtube on meal prep, recipes, more on how these horrific industries work... And informing myself in any way that I can.
If we can't watch how our food is killed because it's so traumatizing and we feel guilty for eating meat afterwards, if we can even get through the video, don't you think we shouldn't be eating it?
This is horrendous! As a chocolate lover I used to always buy cadburys.. Galaxy etc. So glad I have gone Vegan now and will never go back to being vegetarian or a meat eater. Poor babies :( Let's stop this and end their poor suffering.
Thanks for educating Ed. We are with you all the way to help shut these places down!
Mastitis isn't caused by milking there are plenty of women with mastitis. I live on an organic dairy farm which keeps calves with there mother's for up to a month and when theyre not feeding from they're mothers we have teet feeders not just buckets. Plz don't use this as an example of all dairy farms. We have 7 calf igloos the rest are in with other calves and mothers who they suckle off so pipe down and do it research.
Epic Puffin They only show the negative side It would be counter productive to show a kind side to dairy farming.
They have an agenda and that's to shock people into going vegan.
A month isn’t long enough, they should be able to as long as they want, not as in feed but being with their moms, and he knows more than you, the calves would rather be free
Sad how you don't show the cows out in the fields, they love it. Guess you have to be bias and over exaggerate with big words
Ok. Let me clarify this. To introduce myself, I live on a mixed farm, doing arable work and raising livestock. Livestock (cows) that is meant for the beef market. I eat meat.
First, the calves outside. The huts they were in are designed to keep them warm. Plastic is an insulator. Those calves are plenty warm when you combine the straw in the huts and the insulating capacity of the plastic hut, which is higher than you think.
Second: the suckling. Calves suckle because it is an instinct, in that you're correct. However, that does certainly not mean they are hungry. When I go to our cows at any point in the day and I stick my hand out, they will see if they can eat it. Cows are always looking for something to eat, even after they've just been given food.
Besides those two, you mention a machine that spreads a certain bacteria. This is not an argument. I can say vegan food spreads bacteria and it will have the same value when used as an argument. You don't have figures, you're just guessing that it happens, somewhere, despite the fact that all farmers are required to desinfect their milking machine and the udder of the cow that has just been milked before the next one gets milked. You also say that all cows in the dairy industry end up dead. Doesn't almost every organism on this planet eventually end up dead?
You say they will be forcibly impregnated. I assume you mean IV? Yes, it is by definition done forcibly. After all, cows can't tell us whether they object or not, can they? IV is barely felt by the cow, the only reason it acts strange is because it isn't the penis of a bull, but the arm of the vet that is inserted. I've been with cows my entire life, trust me, when they are in pain, you will feel it.
One major thing for all of you naïve vegans out there who have no farming experience: STOP THINKING THAT ANIMALS ARE THE SAME AS HUMANS. There is no reason for you to think they have the same needs and desires as us. They are animals: they reproduce yearly, as do most animals, they live in a herd were the strongest is king. Females are only ment for breeding and males for breeding and protecting.
Wout Van den Bossche thank you finally some one who gets it
The whole point us vegans are trying to make is that no matter how well treated the animals are, they are not living the life nature intended for them and they have no say in what happens to them.
I could kidnap someone's baby from her mother and give her a warm, "insulated" home and feed her a concoction of chemicals that aren't meant for her instead of breast milk so that I could have the pleasure of raising a child. Does that make it morally acceptable?
Plus, there are many other reasons to not eat/farm dairy, such as the horrific effects on our rapidly dying environment, and the disgusting impacts it has on our health.
But no, I get it. It just tastes too good for all that shit to matter, right?
Thea Uttley what kind of chemical do they get fuking fed they get fed milk ffs there are no chemicals in milk
Lee Johnstone www.whitelies.org.uk/animal-welfare/what-happens-calves-when-we-drink-cow’s-milk here is a link explaining it more, but basically they get fed milk replacer which is a man made substance, while we take the actual milk. Actually a thought just occurred to me, why don't we just use milk replacer as our milk? Just a thought
Thea Uttley not every calf gets fed on milk powder infact most of them get fed of cows milk.
I just want to say (as a beef farmer) that you people are generalising all farms and don't really know what u are talking about. For example the calves. They are kept separate for the first few weeks to minimise the risk of disease. The majority are given coats and any ill ones will be treated. They will be put in groups in a few weeks. Also, that oat milk you're drinking, well, it's waste will more than likely go to farms for feed. My main message is to not generalise all farms and just keep an open mind.
This is stupid because here in Canada they get locked up in a shed for the winter to stay warm. They get loud when somebody approaches because they think that you will feed them. They eat the fence because they are trying to get through to drink out of the bottle they think that is in your hand.
This is absolutely horrendous. If this doesn’t explain veganism and the strong motive and intention behind changing the world to go vegan I don’t know what does 😭 it’s a living nightmare for these innocent and beautiful souls. We the people, have the power to change this. Every purchase counts, your power is your money and your voice! Thank you Ed for bringing light and clarity
*I never thought that to obtain dairy products they had these beautiful animals in these conditions. Definitely this video made me change my perspective and my ideas. I love what you do! Keep sending messages like these to change the mindset of people, for a better one.* Grettings from Venezuela!🌹
snowflake, little snowflake, melt away little snowflake. life is a lot tougher than your liberal teaching will ever teach you. if you do not wise up soon you will perish like an afterthought.
'All dairy cows in the industry end up dead' yeah good one Sherlock I had no idea that animals die u must really be a genius to work that one out
I come from a diary farm and those calves are definitely more than a couple of days old, a week - two weeks old.
Yes and if they saw their mothers they wouldn’t even recognise them.
So if there not aloud to suckle and we take all the milk, what do they live off?
I’m not vegan I’m vegetarian but this breaks my heart and makes me wonder why I’m not vegan and why we do this to animals.heartbreaking😢
please look at actual dairy farms and understand the facts about dairy farms dairy cows live happy and are cared for endlessly by their farmers
Vegan is complete love 🌱 💚
Totally off topic but I feel like Ed would be an amazing dad
Analyse Cortez let's hope he passes on his legacy through his children
Ed needs to continue focusing energy on animals for now. Not everybody has to have human children
Break the cage
We need to break the stupid law which protects the owners of those cages first
Mackenzie Melichar last time I checked breaking the law was illegal, maybe the farmer would knock some sense into you
Adam Stockdale or maybe the farmer would acknowledge the fact that they killing animals for profit and not letting them free .
Adam Stockdale I meant to change the law. Sorry,English is my second language. I didn't mean to do anything criminal. The law which is in power now protects farmers and considers animals as property, and products which is wrong .
BROSKI4U animals are our property, we do own them. But we also look after them, and run a business at the same time.
Mate having been born a dairyman and still working on a dairy today, let me just say all newborns have strap on blankets put on, those hutches keep body heat trapped into the hutches
They wouldn’t look so healthy if they were suffering in any way.
Ughhhh i honestly hate how they lock those baby cows up. You should check out Dairy Frams in Canada. All our cows are happy and the calves have plenty of space to run around.
So heartbreaking to see them in these conditions. It never gets easier. Thank you for exposing this, the truth needs to get out there. You guys give me hope.
Grow up
This looks like a beautiful farm. Some calves have jackets. They are clean, their hutches are clean, they look healthy! They have nice, warm straw! I would like to visit this farm.
The chewing on the bars behavior is normal for young calves, that is their strong suckling instinct. Calves will suckle on ANYTHING they find. Which, btw, is another reason why theyre separated because if they suckled on everything they could put their mouth on they'd be subject to SO MANY PATHOGENS and even death if they consume manure. Calves are born without an immune system, separating them allows the farmer to focus on the calf's individual health as they feed the calf plenty of colostrum and milk. This sets the calf up for success before they start to congregate the babes back into the herd. Remember THE CALF IS THE FUTURE OF THE FARM. No bug sharing! No bug eating! Space and time to grow into big healthy babes where they will get their colostrum and vaccinations. Notice one of the calves at the end playfully bounces. These babes are not stressed or sad.
This process of being in a hutch only lasts a month and it is for their health. Look up videos of calves being turned out together, it is quite adorable.
Well done Ed it's a disgrace that this happens Animal exploitation needs to end!
Why do humans feel the need to abuse cows like this? Not your mom, not your milk. 🥛 🚫 🌱 ✅
My grandfather had a farm and he had 2-3 cows and he have never killed them but we have used to drink their milk. I don’t think that was immoral.
He also had 1-2 horses, about 10-15 chickens (natural not mutated ones), pigeons, dogs, cats, 3-4 pigs, about 5 ducks.
Everyone was happy, no torture, animals were eating a lot of grass behind the barn. He used to use horses to plow fields. He had lots of veggies and fruits and grain.
Occasionally he killed a chicken or a duck for food, or pig. But they were living long time before that, some even years. He never killed a cow though.
He was living sustained lifestyle all by himself no need to buy anything from shop.
We as humans should start knowing to take care of animals and our planet. This is not :(
heartbreaking stuff