Sounds Good To Me

Use milk from nursing moms, not cows: PETA
The Associated Press

WATERBURY, Vt. (Sep 26, 2008)

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.

Ashley Byrne, a campaign co-ordinator for PETA, acknowledged the implausibility of the idea, 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 same time, it's pretty absurd for us to be drinking the milk of cows," she said.

update

This is me doing homework. Homework. Homework... productive. I have aquired the attention span of an ant. Scratch that, i think they do pretty well for themselves. I have aquired the attention span of a puppy. Puppies are cute. Discovering an entirely new country and playing with children is much more exciting than reading a book on church history or listening to some man drone on about something i don't really care about. Sorry Haas. Okay, so it is good stuff to learn, but maybe at a time when i don't have better things to do with my life. Like travel and play with kids. When i can no longer walk or see past my wrinkly nose then i will learn about church history.

Speaking of insects (we were speaking of insects right?), i saw my first praying mantis the other day. Someone found it in the school. I thought praying mantises were some kind of exotic jungle bug, along with fire flies, but apparently they live right here in Ontario. Neat.

The commuter lounge is a great place to sit. You can hear everyone down below in the lobby as if they were standing right in front of you. So you can listen in on people's conversations without them ever knowing. And if you get really bored you can drop things on the innocent first years walking to class. Or maybe spit on them. Initiation. Sometimes I wish we had frats, it's just too easy to come in here and feel at home.

I wonder if Redeemer is trying to enforce a dress code by making it feel like a giant refrigerator. Everyone is forced to wear turtle necks and pants with long jons. I decided to take a stand and wear shorts today. I have goosebumps and i can't feel my feet.

A quick summary of my third year at redeemer university so far: My classes: good (what i take in between day dreaming and facebook). I have an ethics class which is great, church history, the pauline epistles, creative writing, and abnormal psych. Super. My house: awesome. It looks great and the girls are all cool. Under the Sea party: Amazing.

That is all.