WTF: PETA edition

I would like to start this post by mentioning that I am all about animal rights. It makes me sick to see what some people do to dogs and cats and I know how disgusting and deplorable the conditions of many cattle farms are. In fact, if I wasn't such a picky eater and I enjoyed eating beans or fish as a protein substitute, I would become a vegetarian immediately (as of right now, I eat only poultry. And occasionally bacon, because it's the best thing ever). A lot of days, I eat no meat at all, instead opting to get my protein allotment from milk, cheese, and eggs. Though I will admit that it would be nearly impossible for me to give up wearing animals (what would my shoe collection be without leather and suede for god's sake?).

Anyway, my point is that most of the time, I fully support animal rights groups. Which is why I donate monthly to and regularly volunteer at my local humane society. But then today, I catch this article about PETA, and all I can say is WTF??

They want Ben & Jerry's to stop using cow's milk in their products and instead use human breast milk. HUMAN breast milk. I get that I was a "bottle baby" and maybe that's why this grosses me out so much, but really? EEW. I know that dairy cows don't have that great a life, but it's better than being a meat cow, right? I don't know. But what I DO know is that as an adult human, I will never be drinking or eating products made with breast milk. Ever.

Does it make sense that cow's milk is for feeding baby cows and human breast milk is for feeding baby humans? Yes. And I suppose this is all some stigma created because of hundreds of years of humans drinking cow's milk. And I guess it's only equally as gross as when I hear about people that eat pigs feet and fish eyes and other weird shit that is generally accepted in other cultures. But still. Yuck.

What is kind of funny though is imagining a "human dairy farm" where hundreds of mommies are hooked up to breast pumps all day. Come on, admit it. That image is hilarious (and it would be a pretty good way for a stay-at-home mom to make some money while the kids are at school...haha).