to wish tax payers money was not paid to promote cows milk and dairy

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Cards on table, I don't drink dairy as I'm health conscious, its for another animal with a very different body structure, diet and only for infants.

I get it that its delicious, well cheese is, but what I don't like is all these adverts on buses paid for partly by tax payers money to encourage people to drink milk. There are much better sources of calcium that the body can absob better so that argument is a con.

My sister gives her 7 yo a chease string every lunch time and thinks its healthy and vital.

Weren't you extolling the virtues of sugar free squash and powerade yesterday?

Pretty sure I'm going to stick with milk if that's ok.

I'm health conscious too, but eat dairy. I get the whole 'other animal' argument and that some people don't tolerate it well (so should avoid). Of course there are other sources of calcium and vitamin b12, but these sources do tend to be much less appealing to kids and frankly, if an advert persuades parents otherwise inclined towards giving their DCs sugary drinks and juices, alongside a diet low in veg and nuts (as many are) then it has to be a good thing nutritionally?

X-post Randall - was she?

And there's one with DVO now Derek. Makes a change from Gok Wan I suppose.

I don't think dairy should be promoted as it is so cruel to cows. They have their calves removed soon after birth, many of the male calves are killed at birth and the mothers are subject to repeatedpregnancies and shorter life expectancy due to the demands of production. Vegans live longer and have better health.

YANBU they should be putting our money towards promoting the benefits of powerade over water instead.

Op has disappeared so not overly interested in what anyone thinks after all.

oh she'll be back
she loves a good dairy free gluten free sugar free bunfight.

Threads like this make me want to sprawl on a bed of galaxy ripples, and smother myself in petit filous whilst eating Mr Matthews Turkey Drummers. Dipped in a Pot Noodle.

I love Dairy - I love my bones and I wish to keep them healthy - I also love cheese

Mind you I also drink DIET Pepsi and eat sugar so i am going to food hell

mmmmm, cheese...

Brie and redcurrent jelly on a crispy baguette
melted camembert rounds
ploughmans lunch

Also, chocolate milkshake, chocolate bars, cups of tea... I don't think I would cope very well without dairy! It's all for the benefit of my bones, of course.

It's all about the health of my bones, honest.

www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/10770703/Why-its-time-to-welcome-back-veal.html

views of the British dairy industry are largely out of date. It does not make commercial sense to kill male calves at birth any more.

The calves have to be separated at some point, be it at two or three weeks old (yes thats right, they are not taken at birth!), or at 8 months old. They make the same noise for a day regardless, same with beef cattle. Then they pretty much forget about it.

www.jennifermackenzie.co.uk/2011/09/01_veal.html

Is there still taxpayers money in this?

Genuine question.

The govt-funded Milk Marketing Board was abolished well over a decade ago.

The successor organisation the Milk Marketing Forum is (I thought) entirely privately funded. Is that not the case?

Funny how people don't seem to have the same problem with puppies and kittens being removed at a few weeks old and sold on as cute pets.

yes ...bones ...

Dairy cows have "shorter life expectancy" than what exactly? Their pre-agricultural revolution ancestors? Because there certainly isn't a contemporary wild equivalent species to our dairy herd breeds.

Ha ha op has read an article and now become all evangelical about her new 'knowledge' ... Bless

Where is she??

They'd better not spend my tax money promoting human-milk cheese

"human milk cheese"

Yes they do have public funding.

Milk Marketing Forum of trade body Dairy UK, it is one-third financed by the European Commission.

Wish all the bores that say this is boring would not botherr posting to say so, you just look like fools.

With the meat and dairy industry being the biggest man made source of carbon emissions, this is a very very big issue anyway, clueless.

Re Powerade, as most people commented I was being ironic, but expressing a view that isn't uncommon.

I wish you'd work harder on making your posts make any sense what so ever

Westermorland - no reputable breeder would sell a puppy or a kitten at 3 weeks of age. Kittens naturally begin weaning at about 4 weeks and are fully weaned by 8-10 weeks when they are sold. Some responsible breeders wait till 12-14 weeks.