It’s still January, but the #Februdairy campaign has already been a giant failure for the desperate dairy industry.
Initially, those who use and abuse cows thought up the hashtag in an effort to save the cruel dairy industry, but vegans and other advocates for animals have completely hijacked #Februdairy to tell what really happens to cows and their babies. Rather than sharing images of themselves enjoying cows’ flesh and bodily secretions (seriously, who thought that this was a good idea?), folks have been flooding social media with informative—and often downright hilarious—responses to the dairy industry’s propaganda:
https://twitter.com/Mattman846/status/953699421954412544
Since I ditched dairy, my acne disappeared, my stomach pains stopped and said stomach stopped blowing up like a ball on a daily basis. I feel better than ever – and no, I was not lactose intolerant. I am just not a calf #veganforever #februdairy
— Sascha Camilli (@saschacamilli) January 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/VeggieCarcass/status/954738005595643904
#Februdairy lol
No thanks. My mother weened me off milk over 30 years ago. I'm a grown up now. I don't need milk. #vegan #veganforlife #veganuary
— J. (@apossibleworld) January 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/lilvegan_/status/953361229283807232
By this point, someone in the dairy industry must have thought, “You know, this was a bad idea.”
https://twitter.com/Miki_182/status/953143117145718784
https://twitter.com/gregdundee/status/954413394207092736
Of course, we’ve been involved in the takeover of #Februdairy:
https://twitter.com/peta/status/954483692654743554
#Februdairy in reverse. pic.twitter.com/Wj3kMca9Ja
— PETA (@peta) January 19, 2018
Facts on deck:
https://twitter.com/vegancouple/status/953779761020465152
I wouldn't drink milk from another human so why the hell would I drink milk from another mammal. I'm not a baby cow! #Februdairy #Febudairy
— Julie Vee Ⓥ (@VeeVeeMcr) January 22, 2018
#Februdairy : a desperate and sad attempt from the dairy industry to try and increase their sales when really more and more people don’t want to consume cow milk with hormones in it, it’s gross
— rach Ⓥ (@peachxrach) January 19, 2018
The best part of all this is that #Februdairy has actually inspired some people to go vegan:
https://twitter.com/itssyyd/status/954948179530780672
And my personal favorite:
I've never been more happy than the last 30 months of my life, dairy-free! #februdairy = #februdiarrhea
— Luke Sweeney (@lalalukes) January 16, 2018
For #Februdairy and beyond, go vegan.
From the mother cows who are slaughtered when their worn-out bodies decline to the babies who are taken from them and sold for veal—the dairy industry kills. If you oppose cruelty to animals, go vegan. With so many healthy, delicious alternatives available, like almond, cashew, hemp, rice, soy, and coconut milks, there’s absolutely no reason to consume cow’s milk.
