Some People Can Be Very Short Sighted

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The cow in the above photograph hopefully had a better life than most. It's a well known fact that cows are consistently artificially inseminated to produce calves in order that we can take their milk. The calves, when they're born, are immediately taken away and are either raised for future beef or dairy cattle or, more often than not, instantly shot through the head if they're male. However, as a vegan I'm always pleased to hear that large companies that produce meat or dairy products start moving into the vegan market. This morning when I was skimming through Facebook I discovered that Nestle are now producing vegan ice cream. They're going to start marketing their version of what we'd call here in the UK a Cornetto. It's a lovely crispy cone with vanilla ice cream inside and topped off with some chocolate and nuts. As it happens I already buy Walls' Cornettos (which are part of the Unilever Group) as well as their Magnum 'ice cream on a stick'. Delicious vanilla ice cream covered in chocolate and nuts. Several people had commented that they'd look out for it but there were quite a lot of people who said that Nestle were not kind to their cattle which they used for their dairy products so they wouldn't be buying it. My comment that I already had the Unilever version also didn't go down well with those people. "They're just as bad!" they cried. However, to my mind, these companies are taking a step in the right direction. If vegans buy their products then in all likelihood dairy consumers will try them and find that they're just as good. This could eventually lead to Nestle or Unilever cutting back on their dairy herds and opting for the more animal friendly and eco friendly versions. Over here in the UK we have a bakery called Greggs. A year or so ago they began producing a vegan sausage roll. The sale of these now outstrips their meat versions. Likewise, we know how KFC's vegan nuggets went down. We're making small steps but, the more vegans who buy these products, the more likely the companies will produce more and more vegan products.