Wednesday, September 24, 2008

PETA goes after Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream...Seriously?


Seriously. But I don't think this is a sight you're going to see soon--women in line to give breast milk to Ben and Jerry's.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., urging them to replace cow's milk they use in their ice cream products with human breast milk, according to a statement recently released by a PETA spokeswoman.

"PETA's request comes in the wake of news reports that a Swiss restaurant owner will begin purchasing breast milk from nursing mothers and substituting breast milk for 75 percent of the cow's milk in the food he serves," the statement says.

PETA Urges Ben & Jerry's To Use Human Milk

PETA officials say a move to human breast milk would lessen the suffering of dairy cows and their babies on factory farms and benefit human health.

"The fact that human adults consume huge quantities of dairy products made from milk that was meant for a baby cow just doesn't make sense," says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. "Everyone knows that 'the breast is best,' so Ben & Jerry's could do consumers and cows a big favor by making the switch to breast milk."

"We applaud PETA's novel approach to bringing attention to an issue, but we believe a mother's milk is best used for her child," said a spokesperson for Ben and Jerry's.

And America applauds Ben & Jerry's polite approach to dealing with idiots.

7 comments:

  1. That's just crazy. Glad Ben & Jerry's had someone so eloquent on board. Uff da.

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  2. I am laughing, Dev. The only people I know who say that are my husband's Aunt Gertude in New London MN and my friend Maureen Mckade in North Dakota!

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  3. My oh my, I've wiped the tears off my face from laughing so hard just to post. What is PETA thinking?? It's not ok to breed animals to give us milk, but it's ok to make humans breed for ice cream?? Seriously!?!?!

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  4. Cheryl ~ I was born in MN, but have lived in Montana all my life. My mom is originally from ND, though, and I am true to my Norwegian roots :-)

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  5. << It's not ok to breed animals to give us milk, but it's ok to make humans breed for ice cream?? >>

    I am laughing at your remark.

    SERIOUSLY!!

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  6. And it's not even April Fool's Day... How do they think that they can be any help for animals if they make themselves look like complete idiots? "A move to human breast milk would lessen the suffering of dairy cows and their babies on factory farms..." Geeze.

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