Steve, in the deceased forum there have been heated debates between vegans and vegetarians, so heated that the vegetarians asked me to ban the vegan who insisted on his agenda. He was too much insistent and obnoxious, but his point which apparently is true is that in traditional cow farming male calves are killed because they cannot produce milk.
That happens in almost all kinds of farms unless they specialize in ahimsha farming.
In traditional farms cows are over-exploited whereas in some smaller farms they can be raised with love and care. The fate of most male calves remains grim, they are either killed or destined to be butchered eventually.
I presently drink milk, yogurt and eat dairy products.
I have already commented on this post. I’ve decided to add something here. In many cases, we are victims of circumstance and must choose for ourselves when and how to address moral issues. To some extent all of us support evil in the world. Should we all go down as martyrs for acceptance of the evil around us? To what extent are we able to make a difference? I mean one person can have strong views about killing calf’s and another about for instance using plastic that kills fish in the ocean. Another about using gasoline that is destroying the national habitat in various parts of the world. Yet another about about climate change which is actually causing many people to live in starving conditions around the globe…. The list has no end. In the meantime most of us here at the portal are attempting to create the conditions and encouragement to have others take an interest in meditation and spiritual/psychic activities: which by the way can improve all these conditions.
