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Sentience is all that matters: Regardless of how "intelligent" an animal may be, if they are sentient, they ought to have the basic right not to be a commodity.

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BUT WHAT ABOUT ORGANIC AND FREE-RANGE PROUCTS?

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BUT WHAT ABOUT ORGANIC AND FREE-RANGE PROUCTS?

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sadly these products are not made any more humanely.. it's a myth

Organic Animal Products

We’ve all seen the grocery store packages of meat, eggs, and dairy products decorated with reassuring phrases such as “natural” and “free-range” and pictures of happy animals running around quaint country barns. But people who buy organic or free-range animal products because they think that the animals are treated well are sadly mistaken.

Many organic and free-range farms cram thousands of animals together in sheds or mud-filled lots to increase profits, just as factory farms do, and the animals often suffer through the same mutilations—such as debeaking, dehorning, and castration without painkillers—that occur on factory farms.

Organically raised chickens on some farms suffer from higher mortality rates than drugged chickens because extremely crowded, filthy housing conditions, coupled with a lack of antibiotics, can lead to even more parasites than are already found in drugged chickens.

Many “organically raised” cows are sent to factory-farm feedlots to be fattened prior to slaughter, where they are caked with feces and mud. Cows who are fattened on feedlots can still be labeled organic as long as they’re given organic feed.

Cows on organic dairy farms may be kept in sheds or filthy enclosures, where they spend their lives mired in their own waste, enduring the strain of forced yearly pregnancies and having their calves taken away from them. If their udders become infected from frequent milkings, which often happens, many farmers deny them medicine, because if they medicate the animals, they won’t be able to sell the milk as organic.

Cattle have their horns cut off and their testicles cut out of their scrotums, and many are branded with sizzling-hot irons, resulting in third-degree burns. Pigs on organic farms often have their tails chopped off and their ears notched, and some have rings forced into their sensitive noses in order to permanently prevent them from rooting in the grass and dirt, which is one of a pig’s favorite pastimes. Chickens on organic egg farms usually have part of their sensitive beaks cut off, causing acute pain and often death. None of these animals are given any painkillers.

At the end of their sad lives, the animals who don’t die on the farm are shipped on trucks through all weather extremes, usually without food, water or rest, to the same slaughterhouses used by factory farms. There, they are hung upside-down and their throats are cut, often while they are still conscious and struggling to escape. Some are still conscious when they are forced into the scalding-hot water of the defeathering tanks or when their bodies are hacked apart.

A Healthier Alternative?

The only advantage that organic products have is that they do not contain antibiotics, hormones, or an arsenic-based additive (as many non-organic chicken products do). Although flesh from these animals might be somewhat safer than that from drugged animals, the healthiest choice is to avoid all meat, eggs, and dairy foods. Organic, “natural,” “humane,” and free-range flesh, milk, and eggs are still laden with artery-clogging saturated fat and cholesterol, just as all animal products are.

Major studies linking the consumption of animal products to heart disease, cancer, and other leading killers suggest that it’s these components of animal foods—animal fat, animal protein, and a lack of fiber—that lead to a higher risk of developing many diseases.

Organic and free-range animals are killed in the same filthy slaughterhouses as animals from factory farms, so their flesh is subject to the same potential for bacterial contamination from unsanitary conditions.

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Don't be misled by packages of meat, eggs, and dairy foods with pictures of happy animals running near quaint country barns and reassuring labels proclaiming "organic" or "free-range." Animals on typical organic and "free-range" farms often spend much of their time confined to crowded sheds or mud-filled pens, just as animals on conventional factory farms do. While the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requires animals on so-called "free-range" farms to have access to outdoor areas, it doesn't specify how much time they must be allowed to spend outside or how much space they should be given.

Cows on organic dairy farms can be kept in crowded sheds, mired in their own waste, much like cows on factory dairy farms. They, too, are artificially impregnated every year, and their calves are taken from them soon after birth. Cows on organic farms often aren't given antibiotics-even when they're sick or when their udders become infected, something that happens often-because medicated animals lose their "organic" status.

Animals on organic and "free-range" farms often endure the same cruel mutilations-such as debeaking, dehorning, and castration without painkillers-as animals on conventional factory farms. Cattle, for example, generally have their horns cut off and their testicles cut out of their scrotums, and many are branded with searing-hot irons. Pigs on organic farms often have their tails cut off and their ears notched, and some have rings forced into their sensitive noses in order to prevent them from rooting in the grass and dirt, which is a favorite pastime of pigs. Chickens on organic egg farms usually have part of their sensitive beaks cut off, which causes them both acute and chronic pain.

At the end of their miserable lives, these animals are typically shipped on trucks through all weather extremes-usually without food, water, or rest-to the same slaughterhouses used by factory farms. There, the animals are hung upside down and their throats are cut, often while they're still conscious and struggling to escape. Many chickens are still able to feel pain when they're submerged in the scalding-hot water of the defeathering tanks, and cows may be conscious as their bodies are hacked apart.
Are They Really Any Healthier?
The USDA "makes no claim that organically produced food is safer or more nutritious than conventionally produced food." "Organic, "natural," "humane," and "free-range" eggs, milk, and meat are filled with artery-clogging saturated fat and cholesterol, just like conventional meat, milk, and eggs. Study after study links the consumption of animal-derived foods to heart disease, cancer, and other serious health problems. And because organic and "free-range" animals are usually raised in crowded conditions and killed in the same filthy, excrement-ridden slaughterhouses as animals from factory farms, their flesh may also be contaminated with bacteria and other pathogens.

The only truly humane foods are those that don't come from animals. Order PETA's free vegan starter kit, and we'll send you recipes and tips to help you make the transition to healthy, cruelty-free eating.

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Many organic and free-range farms cram thousands of animals together in sheds or mud-filled lots to increase profits, just as factory farms do, and the animals often suffer through the same mutilations-such as debeaking, dehorning, and castration without painkillers-that occur on factory farms.

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PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

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"Game of Thrones" actor and longtime vegetarian Peter Dinklage narrates "Face Your Food," revealing the ugly truth about that meal on your table and how it got there.

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people for the ethical treatment of animals

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PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

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Can you step into the life of a pig on a factory farm for just one minute? Those who know pigs often compare them to dogs, but most people don't get the chance to interact with these outgoing, sensitive animals because more than 90 percent of pigs in the U.S.

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PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

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Go behind the locked doors of the animal-testing industry to see what animal experimenters are hiding from the public: http://features.peta.org/stop-animal-testing/ Pledge to be cruelty-free: https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2061 Which companies test on animals?: http://www.peta.org/living/beauty-and-personal-care/companies/default.aspx Which charities test on animals?: http://www.humaneseal.org/search.cfm Subscribe and never miss another video: http://www.peta.vg/g4

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I gotta admit, vegan milk is pretty darn tasty :)

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I gotta admit, vegan milk is pretty darn tasty :)

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PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

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PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

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Where do cheese, milk, and even ice cream come from? Go behind the scenes in the dairy industry for just one minute.

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PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

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Go behind the scenes of the meat, dairy, and egg industries, all in just one minute.

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Factory Farming A.k.A Misery for Animals 

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Factory Farming A.k.A Misery for Animals 

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On today’s factory farms, animals are crammed by the thousands into filthy, windowless sheds and stuffed into wire cages, metal crates, and other torturous devices. These animals will never raise their families, root around in the soil, build nests, or do anything that is natural and important to them. Most won’t even feel the warmth of the sun on their backs or breathe fresh air until the day they’re loaded onto trucks headed for slaughterhouses.

The factory farming industry strives to maximize output while minimizing costs—always at the animals’ expense. The giant corporations that run most factory farms have found that they can make more money by squeezing as many animals as possible into tiny spaces, even though many of the animals die from disease or infection.

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Today, I will be sharing my take on why milk is really not good for you and here are my top reasons:

Milk Isn’t What it Used to Be

1. Unwanted Ingredients:

Under current industrial methods, cow’s milk is often a toxic bovine brew of man-made ingredients like bio-engineered hormones, antibiotics (55% of U.S. antibiotics are fed to livestock), and pesticides—all of which are bad for us and the environment. For example, unintentional pesticide poisonings kill an estimated 355,000 people globally each year. In addition the drugs pumped into livestock often re-visit us in our water supply.
2. Cows Milk Belongs to Cows
We are the only animals on the planet who take another animals milk and drink it for consumption. We are biologically designed to drink our own mother’s milk.
(The biochemical make-up of cow’s milk is perfectly suited to turn a 65-pound newborn calf into a 400-pound cow in one year. It contains, for example, three times more protein and seven times more mineral content while human milk has 10 times as much essential fatty acids, three times as much selenium, and half the calcium. Some may like cow’s milk but drinking it is both unnecessary and potentially harmful.)
3. It Promotes Animal Cruelty

Many of the animals today are factory farmed and abused.

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http://vegankit.com/ (essential website to get started and educate yourself)

http://www.peta.org/ (people for the ethical tratment of animals -- great support forum)

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ce4DJh-L7Ys?feature=player_embedded (eye-opening must see documentary called Earthling)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFW5gPlSJcEm (shows the actual experience of killing to live

http://www.fullyraw.com/ (the person who inspired me)

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More than 56 billion animals are killed every year for flesh, dairy, and eggs.

291,453 marine animals
148,625 chickens
7,325 ducks
4,029 pigs
2,775 rabbits
2,238 turkeys
1,726 geese
1,668 sheep
1,117 goats
946 cows and calves
210 rodents
204 pigeons and other birds
74 buffaloes
52 dogs
13 cats
13 horses