From: "Robert Cohen" <notmilk@...>
Date: Sat May 28, 2005 8:26 am
Subject: Damned Dairy Farmers notmilk2002
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Damned Dairy Farmers
I've always had a soft spot in my heart for dairy farmers.
These men and women represent the hardest working group of
people in America, with those same family values and work
ethic that once made America strong.
I no longer think that way, and take great pleasure each
time one of them goes out of business resulting in the
family farm being sold. Dairy farmers are damned. Dairy
farmers are scum.
As this column is read by many dairymen, and as my negative
comments and feelings will soon be shared with thousands of
dairy farmers, let me take this opportunity to address all
persons associated with that industry which makes people
ill. Please quote me accurately in all future hate mail:
Shame on you. You can all rot in hell for the pain and
suffering and harm that that you've knowingly caused to
millions of Americans.
What has got me so worked up?
You who are in the dairy industry have always known how
diseased your animals are. You lied to consumers, and
have even deceived yourselves. When your cows get sick,
you cull them from your herd and send them to slaughter.
Before that moment of truth, you continue to milk them
and send your bacteria-laden tainted milk to market.
Johne's Disease and mycobacterium paratuberculosis are
well known nightmares to dairymen, although most consumers
are unaware of how drinking infected milk or eating infected
cheese has taken its toll on America's health.
For years, dairy scientists, dairy magazines, and dairy
marketing con artists have spun lie after lie to a trusting
public. Coming to terms with truth can be painful, but at
last the dairy industry seems to be coming to terms with
this heavily self-censored story. Unfortunately, it's too
late for those who will live the rest of their lives
with irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, or
Crohn's Disease.
The May 25, 2005 issue of Hoard's Dairyman (The National
Dairy Farm Magazine) contains an editorial (page 386) admitting
that the Johne's/Crohn's problem is a continuing nightmare
for dairy producers and dairy consumers.
The editorial headline: "Johne's Infection Rates May Be Much
Higher Than We Thought."
Some admissions from that editorial:
1) "There are more Johne's-infected cows in North American
dairy herds than any of us would have guessed."
2) "Research confirms the hit and miss effectiveness of our
common Johne's tests."
3) "There may be three truly infected cows for every one
that tests positive."
4) "Real progress will only be made when we treat every
cow as if she is Johne's-infected."
Mycobacterium paratuberculosis is the bacterium which
causes Johne's in cows and irritable bowel syndrome
and Crohn's disease in humans. These bacteria are not
killed by pasteurization. American consumers continue
to drink body fluids from diseased animals. I have
visited many dairy farms, and in each case, those dairymen,
out of complete disgust (call it insider knowledge) will
not drink the milk they produce, and for good reason.
I find their product disgusting, and I find their deceptive
behavior equally disgusting. Their word is no longer honorable,
and as a group, they should all hang their heads in shame.
More on Crohn's: http://www.notmilk.com/c.html
Robert Cohen
http://www.notmilk.com