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PETA Wants Ben & Jerry's To Use Breast Milk Last Edited: Thursday, 25 Sep 2008, 7:04 AM MDT Created: Thursday, 25 Sep 2008, 5:37 AM MDT


PETA says it wants ice-cream giant Ben & Jerry's to replace cow milk with breast milk. (Flickr/Chris Metcalf)

By The Associated Press


NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is suggesting that ice cream be made with human breast milk instead of cow milk.

PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman made the suggestion in a letter sent to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, co-founders of Vermont-based Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream. In the letter, Reiman said the idea is based on plans by a restaurant in Switzerland that is set to unveil a menu that includes food made with at least 75 percent breast milk.
Reiman says cows only produce milk right before and after pregnancy, so they are forcibly impregnated every nine months.
Ben & Jerry's spokeswoman Liz Brenna says that while the company applauds PETA's novel approach to bring attention to this issue, the company believes a human mother's milk is best used for her child.