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By Anne P. Mitchell<\/strong><\/p>\n (Reproduced from: http:\/\/www.thehappyglutenfreevegan.com\/humane-slaughter-free-cheese\/)<\/p>\n Why are we posting about humane cheese on a vegan site? Because we are so thrilled to discover a small, slaughter-free dairy farm that is dedicated to providing a wonderful life to their cows, treating their cows as family pets, never slaughtering them \u2013 male or female \u2013 and who ships the cheese they make for sale! Because we feel that if you are able to explain why you support this cheese, it is a way to get people for whom going vegan seems too extreme to still think about the issues and realize there are better ways.<\/p>\n Gita Nigari Farm, also known as \u201cthe yoga farm\u201d, is a farm based on the tenets of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. As such, they are imbued with the philosophy of Ahimsa, as well as the Hindu reverence for cows. As they say, front and center on their sites, they are the first slaughter free dairy in the USA \u2013 no cows or bulls are either killed or exploited to produce their dairy products, and \u201cour cows and bulls are protected for their entire lives!\u201d<\/p>\n Well, when we heard about this, we had to reach out to them, and try their products. Again, while not vegan, if more farms operated like the Gita Nigari Yoga Farm, the concerns about animal welfare would be raised in our collective conscience, and one of the primary reasons that people go vegan \u2013 over concerns for animal welfare \u2013 would start to be addressed on a wider basis.<\/p>\n Put another way \u2013 the Gita Nigari Farm serves as an example of how a dairy farm can<\/i>, and should<\/b> be run. The more people who know about it, the more people can demand nothing less of dairy farms. And we consider that a win for the animals.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n