Well, the largest milk producer in America, Dean Foods, filed for bankruptcy after 94 years today. Whether that's a good thing or bad thing is up to you and whether that's the reason they filed for bankruptcy or not is also up to you, but we can all agree that milk consumption is on the decline.
Now, why is that, you may be asking? Well, again, that's up to you. Many factors are playing into it, but most are blaming it on a certain group everyone likes to mock; Nope, not the baby boomers, the millennials. Most of this has to do with the rising animal rights movement, and, yknow, in most of these big farms, especially dairy ones, they don't treat the animals that great. In fact, there's video proof that Dean Foods literally burns their cows and hit them with pipes, but whatever. Most millennials don't like this kind of stuff, and opt to buy plant based milk instead, such as almond or soy milk, which makes sense. Most people don't know about how these animals are treated in such facilities, but it looks like these people especially do.
Related to the last reason, this can also be contributed to the rise of vegetarianism and veganism, also related to the animal rights movement. Of course, vegetarians can still drink milk, but most I've met don't. All of these factors about animal rights are helping the decline of dairy milk and helping the rise of plant-based milk. Which, in my opinion, is in fact a good thing.
Yes, these farms treat their animals in a poor way. A very, very poor way. But will the decline of dairy milk help save these cows? I mean, probably not, we still need meat, but it might spare some cows from having to produce milk for their babies that get stolen from them immediately as they're born. But still, some people will continue to drink dairy milk, duh. But it isn't such a big deal, to be honest. Honestly, I don't like any type of milk. The only time I really drink it is when I'm eating cereal, so I could care less, but these animals need to be treated better. There's going to be some people out there who still want to drink milk, and I get that, but these animals are literally dying over us drinking their milk. And, that's really all I need to say. Thanks for reading this quick marshmallow, and I'll see you whenever I release another post.
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| Chart showing the decline of milk consumption from 2000 to 2019. (source: CNBC) |
Related to the last reason, this can also be contributed to the rise of vegetarianism and veganism, also related to the animal rights movement. Of course, vegetarians can still drink milk, but most I've met don't. All of these factors about animal rights are helping the decline of dairy milk and helping the rise of plant-based milk. Which, in my opinion, is in fact a good thing.
Yes, these farms treat their animals in a poor way. A very, very poor way. But will the decline of dairy milk help save these cows? I mean, probably not, we still need meat, but it might spare some cows from having to produce milk for their babies that get stolen from them immediately as they're born. But still, some people will continue to drink dairy milk, duh. But it isn't such a big deal, to be honest. Honestly, I don't like any type of milk. The only time I really drink it is when I'm eating cereal, so I could care less, but these animals need to be treated better. There's going to be some people out there who still want to drink milk, and I get that, but these animals are literally dying over us drinking their milk. And, that's really all I need to say. Thanks for reading this quick marshmallow, and I'll see you whenever I release another post.
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