08/09/2021 10:20
Clarín.com
Rural
Updated 08/09/2021 1:33 PM
The trap singer and influencer María Becerra recently published a video in which she speaks to her
more than 6 million followers
about some alleged uses of the dairy industry. It says, among other things, that "the dairy cow does not exist", that human beings "
do not need more milk than our mother's
" and that "
the cow gives milk only when she is pregnant
." Later, she affirms that she is vegan and that she spends much less money on food than when she was not and says that in the dairy farms the animals are mistreated because the cows are inseminated and then the calves are taken from them to send them directly to the slaughterhouse.
"
Dairy cows are an object of consumption since they are born
. They get pregnant to remove the calf, they connect some machines and they milk them day and night, it is in a space where their body barely enters and they live standing up," says the singer , and adds that in factories "a certain percentage of pus and blood in milk is allowed"
The response of the productive sector came from the young people of the athenaeum of the Argentine Rural Society (SRA), who published a thread on twitter clarifying point by point Becerra's statements.
"When social networks are at the service of ignorance, it is easy to spread false myths and be repeated by millions.‼ ️ We tell you why María Becerra lies to us," they wrote.
According to the young people, "
the vast majority of dairy cows in our country are raised in the fields
."
"The milking only robs them between 5 and 10 minutes of their day every 12 hours. Maria, the cows do not live locked up or in a space where they do not enter stops", they assured.
DALE, LIE ME 🎵.
When social media is at the service of ignorance, it is easy to spread false myths and be repeated by millions.
‼ ️
We tell you why María Becerra lies to us 👇 pic.twitter.com/n1REoIYRtM
- Ateneo SRA (@AteneoSRA) August 8, 2021
Then they continued: "Are they inseminated? Yes! It is what allows us to stay at the forefront, facilitating constant genetic improvement that, together with animal welfare, increases productivity and provides a VERY complete feed to a growing population (and in Argentina, highly undernourished) ".
"Kill the calf ?! NO. What's more,
the calf, throughout its upbringing in a guachera, continues to consume milk
. The mother produces an average of 20 liters, but the calf can only consume up to 7. Lie 1000: I don't know. leads straight to the fridge. "
Regarding the presence of pus and blood in the milk, from the SRA they indicated that it is "enormously false" since "it
is rejected if it has a high percentage of somatic cells
. In addition, after milking the milk is pasteurized to guarantee a higher standard. high quality and health ".
Finally, the Atheneists remarked that in an effort to see the food producer as the enemy, it is important to say that what matters most to him is animal welfare.
"Having a stressed animal in the long run is less production. It would be unethical. We are not savages, we are producers," they said, adding: "
Disinformation is dangerous
: all these myths end up being harmful to health. Milk is essential for health. growth and development of people (and especially boys): it provides a variety of nutrients, reduces the risk of osteoporosis and malnutrition ".
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