From calves being separated from their mothers so the milk can be used for human consumption, to lambs being taken so their tiny bodies can be eaten, if people truly understood the pain and suffering this caused, they would most likely think twice about choosing to play a part.
Regardless of species, the bond between mother and baby is sacred and no matter what reasoning is used to justify such a callous act, breaking that bond is one of the most heartbreaking things you can ever imagine.
1. Mothers Begin Bonding Before Their Babies are Born
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It is well known that unborn babies can recognize their mother’s voice, something which proves that the bonding process between mother and baby begins long before they are born.
2. A Mother’s Body is Prepared for a Baby
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When a mother gives birth, she produces milk to feed her baby. When the baby is taken away from her, she is milked by machine instead, a process which not only causes pain, inflammation and often infection, but also takes its toll on her body.
3. Babies Need to Nurse From Their Mothers
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Nature planned everything to perfection, which is why only a mother is able to give her baby the best start through providing the right nutrients, vitamins and antibodies during the vital first few days of life.
4. Mothers Provide Comfort and Security
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Without the comfort of their mother’s sound, smell and touch, newborns are left feeling scared, alone and unprotected. Some industry practices, such as in the veal industry, leave newborn babies in solitary holdings where they spend the entirety of their short lives until they are sent to slaughter.
5. Mother and Baby Get Panicked When Out of Sight Even for a Minute
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During the first weeks and months of life, both mother and baby get extremely distressed whenever they are separated from each other even just for a minute. At the sanctuary we have seen this firsthand when a lamb has gotten lost around the corner of the house, the mother and baby begin frantically calling out to each other and running around in a panic until they are reunited.
6. Mothers Teach Their Babies Essential Life Lessons
Social skills, danger signals and feeding practices are all part of the learning process for youngsters, and when they are not influenced by their mothers during the development of these skills, they can miss out on vital life lessons.
7. Babies Who Stay With Their Mothers Are Healthier
Babies who are allowed to grow up with their mothers are always healthier. They have improved development, greater searching skills and better social relationships with other animals.
8. It’s Not Natural to Feed Milk Replacer
When we take babies from their mothers and give them milk replacement formula, it often causes sickness, diarrhea and a poor immune system later in life. It is not uncommon for the symptoms of sickness and diarrhea to lead to death as the babies are extremely vulnerable and are not receiving the natural milk their bodies were designed to thrive on.
9. Separation Causes Unimaginable Grief
Just as human mothers bond tightly with their newborn children, so do farm animals. When this bond is broken, it causes unimaginable grief to both mother and baby. They become instantly distressed when they can no longer see each other, and this intense and desperate feeling worsens over time, with many farmers admitting that they have seen sheep and cows bellowing for their stolen babies for days.
10. Mothers Suffer Immense Emotional Distress Year After Year
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The short term distress caused by the separation of mother and baby is bad enough, but for the poor females trapped inside the farm industry, this intolerable action happens year after year, causing emotional withdrawal and depression in many older animals.
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Abigail Geer
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