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PETA BRINGS "GOT PUS?" CAMPAIGN TO TWIN CITIES

 

 

News Conference to Show Link Between Industry Cruelty and Pus-Laden Milk

 

For Immediate Release:

August 15, 2003

 

Contact:

William Rivas-Rivas 757-622-7382

 

Minneapolis — Because Minnesota claims the dubious distinction of producing milk with the highest somatic cell count (SCC)—used by the dairy industry to measure the amount of pus in milk—among the top 10 dairy-producing states, PETA is bringing its "Got Pus?" milk-ad parody campaign to Minneapolis to alert consumers to impurities in the state’s milk supply, particularly the high levels of bacteria-harboring pus. Minnesota’s dairy farmers lose an estimated $53 million annually because of the high SCC in the state’s milk supply.

 

PETA will formally announce the arrival of the "Got Pus?" Campaign and will show broadcast-quality footage of the abusive treatment of cows in the dairy industry, which gives rise to pus-producing diseases in the animals, at a news conference on Monday, August 18. PETA will also present expert medical testimony about the possible perils of drinking pus-tainted dairy products.

 

Monday, August 18

Time: 10 a.m.

Place: Holiday Inn, 1500 Washington Ave. S.

 

 

 

The campaign, which will include billboards, stickers, and more, cautions Minnesotans, "Got Pus? Milk Does!" and steers consumers to PETA’s Web site MilkSucks.com, where they can read about the link between cruelty to animals, pus in milk, and chronic diseases in consumers. PETA has also asked the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to lower the allowable levels of pus in milk by nearly half in order to match the standards set in other developed countries.

 

Excessive pus in cow’s milk can be traced to a condition called mastitis, which is caused in cows by the stressful and abusive nature of factory farming, unsanitary conditions, the strain on cows’ bodies that results from genetic manipulation, and the prolific use of synthetic hormones on American farms. Both listeria, a potentially brain-wasting type of bacteria that can survive pasteurization, and paratuberculosis bacteria, which have been linked to the excruciating effects of Crohn’s disease, have been found in pus-infected milk. According to Professor John Herman Taylor of St. George’s Hospital Medical School in London, England, "[t]he problems caused by the [paratuberculosis] bug are a public health tragedy."

 

"Tormented, sick animals and a mouthful of pus make the dairy industry’s case for drinking milk pretty hard to swallow," says PETA vegan outreach coordinator William Rivas-Rivas.

 

 

 

For more information, please visit PETA’s Web site MilkSucks.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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http://action.fund.org/action/index.asp

http://www.animalsvoice.com/

http://www.commandochicks.com/

http://www.notmilk.com/

http://www.pcrm.org/

http://www.vegsource.com/

http://www.veganoutreach.com/

http://www3.mistral.co.uk/traub/faqvegan.html

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Saturday, August 16, 2003 9:01 PM

Fw: PETA coming to Minneapolis

 

PETA BRINGS "GOT PUS?" CAMPAIGN TO TWIN CITIES

 

 

 

 

 

News Conference to Show Link Between Industry Cruelty and Pus-Laden Milk

For Immediate Release:August 15, 2003

Contact:William Rivas-Rivas 757-622-7382

Minneapolis — Because Minnesota claims the dubious distinction of producing milk with the highest somatic cell count (SCC)—used by the dairy industry to measure the amount of pus in milk—among the top 10 dairy-producing states, PETA is bringing its "Got Pus?" milk-ad parody campaign to Minneapolis to alert consumers to impurities in the state’s milk supply, particularly the high levels of bacteria-harboring pus. Minnesota’s dairy farmers lose an estimated $53 million annually because of the high SCC in the state’s milk supply.

PETA will formally announce the arrival of the "Got Pus?" Campaign and will show broadcast-quality footage of the abusive treatment of cows in the dairy industry, which gives rise to pus-producing diseases in the animals, at a news conference on Monday, August 18. PETA will also present expert medical testimony about the possible perils of drinking pus-tainted dairy products.

Monday, August 18Time: 10 a.m.Place: Holiday Inn, 1500 Washington Ave. S.

 

The campaign, which will include billboards, stickers, and more, cautions Minnesotans, "Got Pus? Milk Does!" and steers consumers to PETA’s Web site MilkSucks.com, where they can read about the link between cruelty to animals, pus in milk, and chronic diseases in consumers. PETA has also asked the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to lower the allowable levels of pus in milk by nearly half in order to match the standards set in other developed countries.

Excessive pus in cow’s milk can be traced to a condition called mastitis, which is caused in cows by the stressful and abusive nature of factory farming, unsanitary conditions, the strain on cows’ bodies that results from genetic manipulation, and the prolific use of synthetic hormones on American farms. Both listeria, a potentially brain-wasting type of bacteria that can survive pasteurization, and paratuberculosis bacteria, which have been linked to the excruciating effects of Crohn’s disease, have been found in pus-infected milk. According to Professor John Herman Taylor of St. George’s Hospital Medical School in London, England, "[t]he problems caused by the [paratuberculosis] bug are a public health tragedy."

"Tormented, sick animals and a mouthful of pus make the dairy industry’s case for drinking milk pretty hard to swallow," says PETA vegan outreach coordinator William Rivas-Rivas.

 

For more information, please visit PETA’s Web site MilkSucks.com.