PETA's latest campaign...make ice cream from human breast milk

[Catty1]

Just when you thought it was safe to read the news again....

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/080925/koddities/breast_milk_ice_cream

PETA's latest campaign is to make ice cream from human breast milk

By John Curran, The Associated Press

WATERBURY, Vt. - Mooove over, Holsteins.

PETA wants world-famous Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream to tap nursing moms, rather than cows, for the milk used in its ice cream. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is asking the ice cream maker to begin using breast milk in its products instead of cow's milk, saying it would reduce the suffering of cows and calves and give ice cream lovers a healthier product.

The idea is getting a cool reception from Ben & Jerry's officials, the company's customers and even La Leche League International, the world's oldest breastfeeding support organization, which promotes the practice - for babies, anyway.

PETA wrote a letter to company founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield on Tuesday, telling them cow's milk is hazardous and that milking them is cruel.

A spokeswoman for the animal rights advocacy group says dairy products have been linked to juvenile diabetes, allergies and obesity.

"If Ben and Jerry's replaced the cow's milk in its ice cream with breast milk, your customers - and cows - would reap the benefits," wrote Tracy Reiman, the group's executive vice-president.

Ashley Byrne, a campaign co-ordinator for PETA, acknowledged the implausibility of substituting breast milk for cow's milk, but said it's no stranger than humans consuming the milk of another species.

"We're aware this idea is somewhat absurd, and that putting it into practice is a stretch. At the time same, it's pretty absurd for us to be drinking the milk of cows," she said.

Ben & Jerry's, which gets its milk exclusively from Vermont cows, won't say how much milk it uses or how much ice cream it sells.

As a standardized product under federal regulations, ice cream must be made with milk from healthy cows. Ice cream made from goat's milk, for example, would have to be labelled as such.

Presumably, so would mother's milk ice cream.

To Ben & Jerry's, the idea is udderly ridiculous.

"We applaud PETA's novel approach to bringing attention to an issue, but we believe a mother's milk is best used for her child," spokesman Sean Greenwood said in an email. He didn't respond to requests for an interview.

Leon Berthiaume, general manager of the St. Albans Co-operative Creamery, which provides milk products to Ben & Jerry's, called the dairy products "among the safest in the world."

"Milk from cows has long-term health benefits and has been proven to be safe and healthy and an important part of the American diet for generations," he said. "I'm not ready to make that change."

Cow's milk and mother's milk aren't interchangeable, according to La Leche spokeswoman Jane Crouse, who says breast milk is a dynamic substance that's different with each woman and each child and might have difficulty being processed into ice cream.

Then there's the question of who would provide the milk, and whether they'd be paid.

"Some women feel compelled to donate milk to a milk bank for adopted babies, or for someone who's ill or unable to breast feed. There's plenty of anecdotal evidence about sisters who nurse each others' babies. There's a population of women very willing to share their milk. Whether there's enough to do it for a commercial entity, who can say?" she said.

At the Ben & Jerry's factory in Waterbury, consumers gave a collective "Ewww" to the idea Thursday.

"It's kind of creepy," said Jeff Waugh, 42, of Dayton, Ohio.

"I think it's a little nutty," said Rev. Roger Wooton, 83, of Malden, Mass., finishing up a cup of Heath Bar Crunch.

"How would they get all that milk?" said his wife, Jane Wooton, 77.

Jen Wahlbrink, 34, of Phoenix, who breastfed her 11-month-old son, Cameron, said she wouldn't touch ice cream made from mother's milk. She remembers her nursing days - and not that fondly.

"The (breast) pumps just weren't that much fun. You really do feel like a cow," she said, cradling her son in her hands.

[DJFyrewolf36]

PETA you earn :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: and 1/2 :rolleyes: out of five for this one...

[Karen]

Why even post this here? You know how most of us feel about PETA.

[DJFyrewolf36]

Why even post this here? You know how most of us feel about PETA.

I dunno, I appriciate being informed on the latest round of idiocy from PETA (I like to know what misinformation real animal rights advocates are up against). That and these threads are always good for a laugh (Oh RICHARD where are you? :D)

PETA is a breeding ground for zelots who really end up hurting the cause for animal rights acting the way they do.

[Catlady711]

I dunno, I appriciate being informed on the latest round of idiocy from PETA (I like to know what misinformation real animal rights advocates are up against). That and these threads are always good for a laugh


Ditto here.

[RICHARD]

(Oh RICHARD where are you? :D)



Dolly Parton Double D Delight?

Pam Anderson Nuts and Melon?

Raquel Welch One Million Years B/C Cups?

Jaime Lynn Spears Mint?

[Catty1]

Karen, Catlady and DJ are right...this posting came from "What have these idiots done NOW?????"

It's almost beyond belief....:rolleyes:

[RICHARD]

Slogan?

The very breast ice cream.

Boysenb@@by

Mom's Milk chocolate?

Victoria's Secret recipe?

Soccer Mom Mocha?

Wardrobe Malfunction Macadamia?

My head hurts...:D

[smokey the elder]

Ew...:rolleyes:

[lvpets2002]

:confused: You know I am sure PETA means well == Butt some of thier ideas are totally insane..:rolleyes::rolleyes: And this one idea has topped the Dummeesstt Award..:p

[critters]

Slogan?

The very breast ice cream.

Boysenb@@by

Mom's Milk chocolate?

Victoria's Secret recipe?

Soccer Mom Mocha?

Wardrobe Malfunction Macadamia?

My head hurts...:D


:eek::D:D:p
ROFL!!!

[moosmom]

One word...EEEEEWWWWWWWW!!! I'll stick to my popsicles, thank you very much.

[RICHARD]

One word...EEEEEWWWWWWWW!!! I'll stick to my popsicles, thank you very much.


Did you know that the water used to make popsicles was once the same liquid that fish had sex in?:rolleyes::eek:

[lvpets2002]

Did you know that the water used to make popsicles was once the same liquid that fish had sex in?:rolleyes::eek:

:D Richard I am laughing my AA off here.. Donna is going to come thru that computer & whack you..:p

[moosmom]

:eek::eek::eek:

Nuh-uh.

[RICHARD]

Thanks for the laughs, I have needed them!!:cool::love:

[Medusa]

Thanx Candace and you, too, Richard. I needed a chuckle right about now.

[lizbud]

Why even post this here? You know how most of us feel about PETA.


I'm glad you didn't say ALL of us because even though I am not a PETA
member, I do at least listen to any idea to improve the lives of animals.

This "breast milk" idea is ridiculous & it seems PETA is getting an earful
from some of it's members & others who think it's a stupid idea. I did
check their online blog & read quite a few comments on this idea that
originally was meant to show the sad, cruel life of milk cows. I won't
provide a link here, but it's easily accessed on the internet.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I'm so thankful I have a milk allergy and don't touch the stuff!!! :D

[RICHARD]

Thanx Candace and you, too, Richard. I needed a chuckle right about now.

http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2008/05/09/gal_madonna_new5.jpg

Why Madonna failed at her first job?

She didn't know that you are supposed to serve cones, not wear them.

She kept asking, Cake, waffle or nylon?

She made up her own flavors, "Like a Virgin Vanilla"?

"Borderline Berry"?

No on the sprinkles, put your arms down!'

MOFF,
Moosmom is offering Popsicles.....Don't eat those either!:p:D:confused:

[moosmom]

RICHARD,

I wasn't aware that fish HAD sex. Is that a trick questions like chicken's having lips???

[RICHARD]

RICHARD,

I wasn't aware that fish HAD sex. Is that a trick questions like chicken's having lips???

Have you ever been on a boat or streamside when a catch is made?


"Look at the FN fish I caught!"
or

DID YOU see the size of that FN fish?
or

"I didn't catch any FN fish today"!



The defense rests, your honor!

------------

Two more jokes?


A new flavor?

BUSTing out all over?

And a remember PUSHUPS?

Make your own joke up!:D

[DJFyrewolf36]

You all crack me up :D

[dukedogsmom]

Slogan?

The very breast ice cream.

Boysenb@@by

Mom's Milk chocolate?

Victoria's Secret recipe?

Soccer Mom Mocha?

Wardrobe Malfunction Macadamia?

My head hurts...:D
This is why YOU rule PT! These are great! I can't even say what I think of those idiots here because I'd be banned.

[Catty1]

Lizbud - I saw the point about cow's milk, buried in the article.

PETA must know how the media run with their stories...perhaps they could have presented this in a better way? They were plain dumb to think that the "human milk ice cream" would not completely bury the more serious point they were raising.

Their PR team needs to have a brain in there as well as passion (and whatever other ingredients may fester within it).

[RICHARD]

This is why YOU rule PT! These are great! I can't even say what I think of those idiots here because I'd be banned.



I could never rule PT.....You would all follow me in doing raunchy stuff!;)

pssst, those were the ones I could post!:D

[dukedogsmom]

I could never rule PT.....You would all follow me in doing raunchy stuff!;)

pssst, those were the ones I could post!:D
Do tell! Well please, feel free to pm me with the rest. I need a good laugh.

[Miss Z]

PETA wrote a letter to company founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield on Tuesday, telling them cow's milk is hazardous and that milking them is cruel.



This part is so typically overboard PeTA. The milking process isn't cruel at all - on farms I've visited, the cows run willingly down to the milking shed in the morning to be milked. There is also no shame in utilising an animal product, unless it harms the animal, which is my belief as a strict vegetarian. If I for one second thought cows suffered as a result of being milked, then I would avoid milk completely.

What PeTA should have done was address to Ben and Jerry's that it is the conditions in which some dairy cows are kept in which are cruel, instead of suggesting such a ludicrous idea to use human breast milk in their product. Had they done this, then maybe people would listen to them. They should have promoted farms which treat their livestock with kindness, rather than make up stupid suggestions that milk is slowly killing us all, and asked Ben and Jerry's, as well as other companies who use dairy products, to boycott farms which keep animals in cramped conditions and pump them full of gawd-knows-what and generally are making the animals' lives miserable. This would have been so much more effective, and if the businesses had taken note, led to better living conditions for animals as trade would have begun to favour the kinder farms. Yet, as it is, PeTA have once again just humiliated animal-lovers everywhere and gotten nowhere. :rolleyes:

[RICHARD]

What PeTA should have done was address to Ben and Jerry's that it is the conditions in which some dairy cows are kept in which are cruel, instead of suggesting such a ludicrous idea to use human breast milk in their product. Had they done this, then maybe people would listen to them. They should have promoted farms which treat their livestock with kindness, rather than make up stupid suggestions that milk is slowly killing us all, and asked Ben and Jerry's, as well as other companies who use dairy products, to boycott farms which keep animals in cramped conditions and pump them full of gawd-knows-what and generally are making the animals' lives miserable. This would have been so much more effective, and if the businesses had taken note, led to better living conditions for animals as trade would have begun to favour the kinder farms. Yet, as it is, PeTA have once again just humiliated animal-lovers everywhere and gotten nowhere. :rolleyes:


Thank you for keeping us A BREAST on the treatment of farm cows.;)

I heard about a farm that will automatically milk cows! How? They have stalls the are computer operated that will be able to hook the cow up to the milking machines and get the milk with no hooman hadns involved! The cows will put themselves into the stalls!

I thought that was a neat idea and amazed that the cows were smart enough to get themselves milked!:)

[Catlady711]

There were a couple of you that mentioned if only Peta had handled things better/differently.

Apparently they don't want to and will go out of their way to be outrageous on purpose as part of their mission.

Taken from their webpage 'tactics'
http://www.peta.org/campaigns/ar-petatactics.asp

Our gimmicks may sometimes seem silly, but they are vital if we are to reach the masses and initiate discussion, debate, questioning of the status quo, and, of course, action. The current situation is critical for billions of animals, and our goal is to make the public aware of the issues—even if it means stripping for our "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" Campaign.

The fact is that in this tabloid era, the media usually do not consider the facts alone interesting enough to cover. Colorful and controversial gimmicks, however—such as jumping on stage at a fashion show to protest a designer's shameless promotion of fur—consistently grab headlines, bringing the animal rights message to audiences around the country and often the world.

Experience has taught us that provocative and controversial campaigns make the difference between keeping important yet depressing subjects invisible and exposing them to the public.

PETA makes a point of offering something for all tastes-from the most conservative to the most radical and from the most outrageous to the most refined-and this approach has proved to be very successful. In the quarter-century since PETA was founded, it has grown into the largest animal rights group in the world, with more than 2.0 million members and supporters worldwide. PETA has achieved countless victories for animals as a result of both undercover investigations supported by careful documentation and a tireless pursuit of justice through the courts and through colorful demonstrations, stunts, and campaigns that drew international media coverage to previously hidden issues.


Seems to me every time people get into a debate, conversation, or whatever it's just giving Peta what they want.

[columbine]

PETA's appeals to the lowest common denominator make me crave a big fat juicy burger, because they assume that getting intelligent people to respect animals is just fargin' impossible. :(

Love, Columbine

[RICHARD]

PETA's appeals to the lowest common denominator make me crave a big fat juicy burger, because they assume that getting intelligent people to respect animals is just fargin' impossible. :(

Love, Columbine

You can has cheezeburgur, if u liek!;)

[Miss Z]

There were a couple of you that mentioned if only Peta had handled things better/differently.

Apparently they don't want to and will go out of their way to be outrageous on purpose as part of their mission.

Taken from their webpage 'tactics'
http://www.peta.org/campaigns/ar-petatactics.asp

Our gimmicks may sometimes seem silly, but they are vital if we are to reach the masses and initiate discussion, debate, questioning of the status quo, and, of course, action. The current situation is critical for billions of animals, and our goal is to make the public aware of the issues—even if it means stripping for our "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" Campaign.

The fact is that in this tabloid era, the media usually do not consider the facts alone interesting enough to cover. Colorful and controversial gimmicks, however—such as jumping on stage at a fashion show to protest a designer's shameless promotion of fur—consistently grab headlines, bringing the animal rights message to audiences around the country and often the world.

Experience has taught us that provocative and controversial campaigns make the difference between keeping important yet depressing subjects invisible and exposing them to the public.

PETA makes a point of offering something for all tastes-from the most conservative to the most radical and from the most outrageous to the most refined-and this approach has proved to be very successful. In the quarter-century since PETA was founded, it has grown into the largest animal rights group in the world, with more than 2.0 million members and supporters worldwide. PETA has achieved countless victories for animals as a result of both undercover investigations supported by careful documentation and a tireless pursuit of justice through the courts and through colorful demonstrations, stunts, and campaigns that drew international media coverage to previously hidden issues.


Seems to me every time people get into a debate, conversation, or whatever it's just giving Peta what they want.

Thanks for the link.

I understand that radical seems to equal getting noticed, but you can be radical and effective, just as much as you can be radical and end up making a fool of yourself.

I thought their 'I'd rather go naked than wear fur' campaign was a rather good idea. That's radical, and gets them noticed by many people who wouldn't have given head nor tail about fur to begin with. It was to the point, with just a smidgen of humour to get people interested in a very serious point. I actually think that was one of PETA's better 'stunts'.

Incidences more like the one in question, however, just makes animal lovers in general out to be crazy, which instead discourages the masses to listen to what an animal lover's real message is; harmony between the human race and animals.

JMO. :)

[caseysmom]

I have heard that dairy cows do experience cruelty at least at some dairies..perhaps not so much in the UK. I have heard their udders drag on the ground and become bloodied, not that I condone PETA in any way but its good for people to live with awareness.