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'Udder' Miracle at the Fair's Dairy Cow Birthing Center

At the New York State Fair, a sign at the Dairy Cow Birthing Center reads “Treat each cow as a mother should be treated.” Behind the sign is a stall full of pregnant cows who have been induced give birth in front of onlookers, and then have their babies hurried away from them within minutes. Volunteers emphasize that it’s for the calf’s safety to separate the two — the real reason is that this is the nature of dairy farming. Taking away from the cow in order to further exploit the cow and the ca

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