A film following the life of a dairy cow in the UK, will air on BBC2 this evening at 10.30pm.
Cows can live 15-20 years or more, but on a dairy farm they will be killed at around 4.5 - 6 years old, if they make it that far (without disease).
In that time they will birth a calf every year in order to maintain a supply of milk. Their calves will be removed from them - standard practice is within 24 hours - causing distress to both mother and calf - via Soph #vegan #dairy https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001fyf3