Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Is animal milk healthy?
Position‹4 of 4

It doesn't matter, we shouldn't drink milk regardless.

This position holds that whether milk is healthy is beside the point — we should not drink it regardless. It argues that consuming another species' milk is unnatural, that dairy production is unethical toward animals, and that it carries a heavy environmental cost.

Supporting arguments · 3

  1. Milk consumption is bad for the environment.
    Production of milk and dairy products harms the environment.
  2. It is unnatural for humans to drink milk.
    Other mammals do not drink milk past childhood, and it's unnatural that we do.
  3. The production of milk is unethical
    Dairy farms often subject cows to inhumane conditions. The production of animal products, such as milk, has many ethically questionable effects such as causing pain to the animals, reducing animal agency or causing damage to the environment . This has caused many to act if the production of such products is inherently unethical.