[Rethink Milk]

On June 13, 2019, the certified nonprofit organization Animal Rights Center Japan (Tokyo) launched the [Rethink-Milk.com] campaign, aiming to solve the issue of dairy cows getting their milk taken while being constricted by short chains or ropes for extended periods, unallowed to even walk.

In this campaign, we will shed light to the existing situations of dairy cows in Japan, and the suffering and impacts on dairy cows brought about by tethering, and also raise public awareness by publishing questionnaire results from dairy manufacturers, and promote conversion to non-tethering rearing methods (free-range, free barn, free stall).

Supermarkets are stocked with milk from animals suffering from tethering, and are not yet in conditions where consumers have options.  However, there are many countries in the world that have laws that require free grazing for a minimum period of time.  Also, it is rare that as many as 73% of dairy farms are choosing tethering as in Japan, and it is unavoidable that the entire Japanese dairy industry is considered lagging behind.

Please become aware of the suffering of animals and the negative effects of tethering.

And please offer your help with the petition.