Milk

[Questioner]

I don't think you'll find an answer to this. I myself asked many Gursikhs, used to be really horrified by it all and wouldn't touch dairy products after finding out the reality of it all. But no Sikh could give me an answer lol. Some of them even said, "Bhai **** Singh drinks milk and he's a chardi kala Gursikh so you know" lol clearly people just don't get it. I went vegan for half a year but unfortunately I couldn't keep up with a balanced diet and, already being really skinny, I lost tooo much weight.

People may drink soya milk etc but they don't cut out other dairy products like cheese, pizza, chocolate and even some breads. So we're all actively taking part in this cruelty. I only drink organic milk but I realise that by eating other dairy products, I'm part of the horrible industry too.

[Jangal Da]

We humans are an oddity in that we still take milk after we have been weaned.

Sikhi encourages ethically moral practice and you need to decide for yourself if it is still acceptable for you to partake promoting the current industrial practice which is otherwise abhorrent. The descision is personal and I do not think there is any right or wrong answer.

At our Gurudwara the Langar has been designated a fair-trade Langar. Despite awareness of this amongst the Sangat, many of whom are from a farming background or recent farming ancestory and should be empathetic towards this, the non fair-trade still gets donated and used.

For our household me and my wife buy organic milk because at least its somewhere towards promoting a good life for the cow involved. From this we make our own yougurt.

I would stay away from Soya milk or products as its oestogenic. Probably ok for the women though.