... nine months they are pregnant" ( "Factory Milk Production" N.Pag.). In nature, a cow would give ten gallons of milk but with genetic manipulation and intensive production technologies dairy cows give over a hundred gallons of milk per day. Due to this fact, over half the diary cows have brittle bones and "milk fever ... bathe. The constant rubbing against the cages cause the hens to go bald. Some hens are even missing parts or entire wings. "Many hens die from the ammonia of their own urine and feces" (Egg Cruelty" N.Pag.). Consumer chickens and turkeys do not have life any easier. There...

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... strongly to obesity and heart disease? We are the only species that drinks milk beyond infancy, which might help to explain why most people over the age of 4 develop the inability to digest the carbohydrate lactose found ... amount of pesticide residues found in our produce, we should choose to eat only organic products, which use absolutely no artificial pesticides, chemicals, or hormones. f. It is a very common belief that in order to be an ... have significantly higher endurance levels. B. Inhumane Treatment of Animals 1. I would also like to tell you what really happens to the anima...

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... value, devastating, long term health consequences pertain mostly to an individual who consumes animal products. More people die each year due to meat consumption than that of the number who die from smoking. The most common cause of death in the United States is a heart attack, killing ... only found in animal products.. There is a 12% rise in blood cholesterol from consuming one egg a day. There is a 24% rise in heart attack risk from a 12% rise in cholesterol. No dietary cholesterol intake is needed to support human health. As far as us women are concerned: women who ... expected to li...

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