Lauren,

Thanks for your response, I appreciate the clarifications.

Best,

Stephanie

Stephanie – I’m sorry you feel that my post was “sunshine and rainbows.” I actually thought that the small portion of it that actually discussed the industry was pretty negative. Maybe I didn’t make it clear enough in the post, but I WAS bothered about some of the treatment of the cows at this one barn we were brought to – which is obviously very different from the farms near where I grew up. I’m also sure that the barn I saw, which is owned by Cornell University and is very high tech, is very different from others out there. (I also think the industry in NYS is very different from other states. There’s a big emphasis on co-ops of smaller farms here, as opposed to huge factory farms.)

I respect your decision to unsubscribe, but I also want to make it clear that I absolutely was not paid to write this post. I received a few dollars to fill my gas tank for the drive out there and was given a place to sleep for the night. That’s it. I also wasn’t required to write about my experience, but I did think that it was interesting and I wanted to share it.

Also, just because cows do not have human feelings, does not mean they should be treated inhumanely. I’m not going to go into an anti-dairy industry rant here in a comments section; you can find that anywhere on the internet, but I hope that your readers will be discerning and not allow themselves to mindlessly fall prey to marketing, which is what I consider this post to be [obviously, as it is sponsored].

I’ve unsubscribed. I wish you well in your future endeavors.