It is the USDA who has close ties to the dairy industry, not so much the FDA.
May 12, 2010 Rating
Purely Negative Farming View by: Anonymous
Ok where do i start??? First off, i am a dairy farmer in ontario canada, and if whoever wrote your section on dairy farming would actually go out and spend a week, no, less than a day on a typical canadian farm i believe you would have quite a different view on dairy practises (at least for those in canada). Canadian dairy cows are not allowed to be treated with growth hormones or steroids of any kind. It is simply not allowed and the dairy will not accept milk if it tests positive for this (all milk is rigourously tested here). Some animals will be treated with antibiotic if they have a major infection but antibiotics are NOT allowed in milk either so they are only used as a last resort. and as for animal feeding protocol, there are strict guidlines for these as well. I could go on but am limited by the number of characters this allows. My advice get a copy of the canadian farming code and it will have all of this outlined in detail. So in conclusion, the canadian farming sector is not the house of horrors that it is made out to be here. Ok, animals are not in their natural environment, but neither are the dogs, cats, gerbels etc we all have as pets. Furthermore, most farm animals live healthy, happy, productive lives, free of the stress of a natural environment (food shortages, predators, shelter etc.). Visit any canadian farm and find out for yourself.
