Got Pus? Milk Does! December 12, 2007
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Got Pus? Milk Does!
You must know that in addition to being disgusting to think about or look at, you would never want to drink a cup filled with pus-containing liquid, right?
Well guess what? If you are drinking cow's milk, chances are you are drinking pus cells! Sick! Cows' udders often get so sore and infected that they start leaking pus cells into milk! Imagine how painful that is for each cow? I bet pus swimming around in your belly doesn't sound so appetizing, either.
So why am I bringing this up now, you might be wondering? Well, it's not just so you spare Santa and the cows the suffering which comes from dunking some cookies into glasses of milk that may contain pus.
I'm bringing this up because PETA recently got a really not-so-friendly letter from some lawyers who get paid by the California Milk Producers Board. You can read it here, but basically it says that they don't like us using the Got Pus? campaign. Boo hoo! Apparently our GotPus.com site makes them sad. Again, boo hoo for the big companies who are upset that people will be informed about the cruelty their products support.
Anyway, our response, which you can read here, basically tells them that we're fully within our rights to speak the truth about the gross stuff that is in dairy (like pus) and the terrible things cows' milk does to human beings (Got Zits?, Got Cancer?). Of course, we also want people to learn about what's wrong with dairy in the way it's responsible for cruelty to animals in the form of veal calves, sad mother cows who miss their babies and often live in filthy conditions, and all kinds of terrible things like that.
If you're as excited as I am that this dairy group is pissed off at PETA, you might want to check out the merchandise which has made them especially irritated. Feel free to buy some stuff to spite them. We also have a peta2 Cafe Press store which features lots more fun shirts and other merch.
So while the dairy group tries to think of another way to harass kind-hearted people, I hope you'll all take a minute to laugh at them and read a bit about how you can help cows.
P.S.- Feel free to copy and post this web banner to your page!
Comments
www.milksucks.com
I love it!
Posted by: Allie at December 13, 2007 4:03 PMI heard about milksucks.com about a year and a half ago and have not TOUCHED milk since. ICK!! SILK is good for you, tasty, safer and humane way to float your cereal! It also comes in yummy flavors!!
MILK SUCKS!!
Posted by: Corrina at December 15, 2007 2:12 AMBoy do I ever agree with the previous blogger re;PUS: I really did not think, but now that I am thinking, yeh sure is't logical when you think about it that the machines that milk the cows would cause the cows to get sores leading to, you got it, PUS. GROSS but something that has to be addressed. We just have to be more aware of the pain that the animal go through just to what give us MILK, come on people WAKE UP !!
Posted by: Elaina Newman at December 15, 2007 10:50 PMgo PETA!
long live veganism :]
Emma
Posted by: Emma at December 17, 2007 7:15 AMi think milk sucks what they do sucks its all horror if you ask me.
Posted by: emily at December 17, 2007 3:08 PMI think PETA is doing the right thing with this.
The next step would be to convince people, like my mother who believe that this kind of stuff only happens once in a while or is impossible.
Apparently, most people believe that everything is "regulated" in the meat/dairy industry and that most animals aren't treated this way.
We need to spread the word and clear up that misinformation.
Proud to be Veg,
Maria
i have known this 4 about a week and have really thought it through.i have a low iron deficiancy syndrome and my doctor said i had to eat meat. i said no way and kept with what i was doing. my mom said i have to eat eggs,fish,AND dairy. it sux but i am rfusing 2 eat fish.
Posted by: ProudVegitarian at December 26, 2007 5:25 PMWell, I will most certainly stay away from dairy products now. However, I must say that I read the letter from that company thoroughly, and it does not seem they are upset about your slogan, but rather, copyright infringment. That is not a very wise move on PETA's behalf. Are you guys going to follow through with their requests?
Respectfully,
Christine Johnson
yuck.... thats why to this day i hate milk. my mother said i would not drink it when i was a child either.
Posted by: at February 24, 2008 6:21 PMI have never liked milk, or any dairy products. now that i know this I will not touch it. I am a vegetarian but i dont like dairy so i am pretty much a vegan. it all started when i started working at McDonalds. every day in art i have a "conversation about why i am vegetarian. thisi is one more reason to add to my listt. keep informing people, i think it will make a difference.
Posted by: krissy at May 1, 2008 2:10 PMThat milk pus is absolutely delicious.
Posted by: Bogswallop at June 29, 2008 9:48 PMlawl @ peta again XD
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Wow. I never realized what is in milk. But it does make sense. That the milking machine would leave sores on the cows then the pus from infections would drain into the milking machine,thus into our milk. That's so gross.
Posted by: Shayla at December 13, 2007 2:38 PMIt must be so painful for the dairy cows too.