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Maybe not necessarily the dairy cow herself, but she needs to be pregnant about once per year so she doesn't stop producing milk. That means that the calves inevitably need to be slaughtered (as well as older dairy cows) or else the herd would keep growing year after year.
Not to mention the mothers are distressed that their babies have been taken away from them. It's heartbreaking to hear them screaming when they know another calf has be taken, and won't come back.
Exactly. If people reading this don't see the moral disconnect here, think back to how the US administration handled the southern border and the influx of immigrants a few years ago. Children were taken from families without any regard for keeping said families together. It's devastating no matter the species it happens to.
Never mind the practices that go into ensuring that they become pregnant.