What Are the Environmental Impacts of Dairy Farming?

The dairy industry is more destructive than many people think. Beyond the suffering of dairy cows, the industry hurts people and the environment.

Got milk? For many of us this question — with the accompanying black and white ads and celebrities sporting milk mustaches — was a familiar fixture of our childhoods. Two simple words aimed to move a generation and convince us and well-meaning adults to make a glass of milk a standard part of our meals. However, this iconic marketing campaign left out an important fact about the dairy industry — the massive environmental impact wrought by dairy farming — an impact measured in waterways, the air and even in the quality of the soil. Dairy Industry Overview With its industrial-scale…

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