In the eastern Mojave Desert, big horn sheep are under the gun in the name of healthy cows. Hudson Food Co. has recalled 28 million pounds of contaminated beef, most of which, officials believe, has already been eaten. The media has been awash in stories of how Americans are not getting enough calcium in their diet. Considering that humans are the only species that consume milk after they are weaned, in reality we are getting too much calcium from artificial sources. I know it is hard to imagine, but once upon a time people existed without diary products.
All animals consume.
I get it. We have just turned it into a hideous art form. Shark fin soup, monkey brains and milk-fed veal are examples of the living torture to which we subject our fellow creatures. Torturing ourselves is now all the rage. Thirty percent of Americans are obese and you know who you are.