Published: 9 Jun 09 13:41 CET | Print version
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An interest group representing Sweden’s dairy producers wants the country to scrap regulations stipulating that Swedish cows must graze outdoors.
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The kids may never see at first hand where their daily milk comes from.
However the EU should be based on a level playing field and it seems that in Scandinavia,sadly it is only Sweden that has a concience about production methods.
By the way, the photo you show is not one of a Dairy herd but of a Beef herd.
Jack,Retired Farmer,Dalsland.
if cow stays year round cow will have shorter life span.
and torture for the cow.
it seems that farmers are only interested in only short term money.
I think it's wonderful to see all the cows outside, enjoying themselves and grazing so happily. It would be a really boring and sad drive on Sweden's country roads when you don't see any cows out grazing.
i challenge you all to write a quick little note and email it to Arla:
Dear Arla,
As you are filling Swedish store shelves with Danish milk, much of which is produced from 'battery'-like environments, I have decided to no longer purchace ANY of your goods until you cease this practice.
mvh,
ex-Arla customer.
i drank some ecological milk the other day... a whole glass of it... then i had another... it tasted like new zealand milk... exactly like new zealand milk, and i had a craving for marmite on toast to go with it...
unfortunately sweden's climate means the cow cannot be grazed outdoors on grass all year (as happens in nz)... in fact, our neighbourhood cows have only come out to play in the last few weeks... so they are fed on hay and all kinds of processed feed made out of recycled cardboard and crap
and that is why all swedish milk tends to taste the way it does... but try the eco stuff, it's good! you won't go back (but not Arla!)
keeping cows in all year round though... isn't what they are suggesting 'battery' farming for cows? 'ultra modern and spacious,' they say... i can just see it - lcd screens, wall to wall carpet, bean bags, and that intense smell of confined space
the state of swedish milk will only worsen, then we'll all want to drink the danish crap anyway
As for cow carpets,they have been around for a long time.
In this area Arla only supply milk from Swedens West Coast.
Soon there will be no choice left
It is in the farmers best interest to keep the cows in good condition with a fair degree of comfort.
However I do agree its a shame to keep them in all year.
Dont know if you've ever seen them when they get turned out for the first time in late Spring, but they usually go loco for an hour or two,even the older ones, bouncing about the fields like Spring lambs for a while, before settling back into their normal routine.
I don't think just because we kill to eat something we should treat those animals so cruely. It's really horrible what people will do to make things cheaper in order for more profit. I'd much rather pay alittle more for animals that are raised and killed humanely, then pay a few kronor less for animals who were tortured their whole life.
A friend of mine had me see a film a couple of weeks ago, and it's really shocking and eye opening. It's called "Earthlings".
Earthlings
Long live happy cows!
Be sure your milk comes from the local brown cows and not those black and white immigrants.
Much richer with higher cream and butterfat content.
Now, just watch someone accuse me of being racialy predjudice to cows.
Probably be a first anyway.