Comments on: India – Meat is substituted for dairy. Is it less cruel? http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/02/15/india-meat-is-substituted-for-dairy-is-it-less-cruel/ thinking globally, acting locally Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:09:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sagar Shah http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/02/15/india-meat-is-substituted-for-dairy-is-it-less-cruel/comment-page-1/#comment-11786 Sagar Shah Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:38:32 +0000 http://www.heenamodi.com/?p=671#comment-11786 Hmm.... I definitely think that consumption of cheese and dairy products is on the increase in India... but I'm not sure that people there 'might as well be non-vegetarian'... The average dairy cow in Western Europe produces 20litres of milk a day, and about 3-4liters of milk in India (though varies massively from State to State) - and the average cow will be in lactation for 280 days a year... Given that one cow life will be ruined per lactation (either a bull calf will get slaughtered), or a (female) cow will be forced into a life of forced pregnancy and lactation.... Using these calculations for a rule of thumb approximation... In India - if one drinks 1litre a day of milk products - one will ruin approximately one cows life in every 3-4 years. In Europe, consuming the same amount one will ruin approxmixately one cows life every 20 years. Comparing to meat consumption - it is quite possible to ruin the lifes of multiple animals a year..... Also bear in mind that most people who eat meat, also tend to eat a lot of dairy products Hmm….

I definitely think that consumption of cheese and dairy products is on the increase in India… but I’m not sure that people there ‘might as well be non-vegetarian’…

The average dairy cow in Western Europe produces 20litres of milk a day, and about 3-4liters of milk in India (though varies massively from State to State) – and the average cow will be in lactation for 280 days a year…

Given that one cow life will be ruined per lactation (either a bull calf will get slaughtered), or a (female) cow will be forced into a life of forced pregnancy and lactation….

Using these calculations for a rule of thumb approximation…

In India – if one drinks 1litre a day of milk products – one will ruin approximately one cows life in every 3-4 years.

In Europe, consuming the same amount one will ruin approxmixately one cows life every 20 years.

Comparing to meat consumption – it is quite possible to ruin the lifes of multiple animals a year…..

Also bear in mind that most people who eat meat, also tend to eat a lot of dairy products

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