In a democracy, government works and make policies according to the mindset and thinking of masses. Unfortunately, the majority of the public doesn't have the mindset that animals are our fellow earthlings. They have a false impression that animals are for our use and, exploitation of animals in the name of getting animal products and employment generation has silent approval from the society.
In the civil society milking an animal is not considered as an exploitation and it comes under employment generation and even considered as beneficial to save animal species. This misconception is responsible for the animal exploitation. As this is the also the demand of the public so the government is making such policies which lead to animal torture and exploitation.
Recently the government of my home state Rajasthan has decided to venture into the production of goat milk and its products. Under this project, goat milk, goat milk powder, cheese, flavoured milk and soap will be produced by rural women and will be sold to multinationals. Read complete news here or in the above photograph.
This move of government seems very popular and in the favour of the public, so it would be welcome by all except animal rights activists, even so-called animal lovers also do not see anything wrong in it.
Being a vegan and animal right activist I strongly protest against this. Milking of an animal always leads to forceful and artificial insemination, mercilessly separation of new-born calf/lamb from his/her mother, starvation or feeding artificial food to the baby, stealing mother's milk to complete the market demand, slaughtering male to fulfil the meat demand.
This project of the government endorses the proverb "killing two birds with one stone". So-called animal lovers and the most hypocrite people of the society vegetarian people and meat eater both would be happy with this. Vegetarian will get a chance to gulp the milk of one more animal wheres meat eater will be benefited with abundance and easily available low-cost meat. The government will propagate it by saying that people will get employment opportunities and the goat's healthier milk and its products will be available. Nobody is concerned with the life-long suffering of innocent animals.
