Abstergo CEO Defends New Products From Jugland ScrutinyAlbert Relkin spoke in defense of the recent initiatives of Abstergo to enter the meat and dairy industries. "Dairy is scary," Albert Relkin said as we conversed about the recent announcement that Abstergo Industries was entering the dairy and meat industries. "You know cows are a lot like humans," he continued, "they've strong maternal instincts but these bonds between a mother cow and her calf is broken time, and time, and time again during the life of a dairy cow. Shortly following a birth we often see the calves dragged away from their mother, never to be seen again, and research shows that they not only possess emotions but that they can communicate those emotions through individualized voices. So, one could imagine, the pain which is shared each time a mother cow is separated from her offspring, the milk meant for that calf being sold to consumers. I've spoken to many wild life experts as the Future Technologies Division undertook this path and they've said, confidently, that a strong bond is formed between mother and calf quickly after birth. If only we could understand their voices, perhaps then we could understand the sheer cruelty that is involved in bringing that bottle of milk to our shelves."
Mr. Relkin then offered me a glass of milk from Pyrettania Dairy. As I sampled it and noted no noticeable differences in the milk I'd been drinking my entire life, he continued: "She bellows and yells for days, wondering just where her baby has gone? Fortunately for her she doesn't know; the males will probably either be shot to be tossed in a bin or end up on your table as veal. If female, however, she'll be prepared to live her days just as her mother: dairy production, repeating that very same cycle of cruelty of forced impregnation, separation from her offspring, and a death long before her natural lifespan of nearly a quarter of a century. This doesn't even touch upon the mutilations that they'll endure, the branding, the dehorning, the tail docking....that milk you're partaking of, 100% cruelty free; healthier, and much more sustainable for the planet we share."
"Now, opposition was expected in bringing these products to the market, people naturally have a fear of innovations, at first at least. You've the fears of lost jobs, yet in the end, the superior technology tends to win. I don't have a horse and carriage in my driveway because people determined that the automobile was the superior technology, just as we no longer do our business suspended above a hole in the ground because indoor plumbing was adopted as superior. As for concerns about those employed in traditional dairy and meat, Abstergo is prepared to fund a scholarship to enable those presently employed to retool their set of skills and knowledge, or to transition their farmlands to beneficial, and profitable, crops and herds which do not involve a degree of cruelty. We're fast approaching a crisis, partially fueled by methane emissions from cows, and this is a burden which all Peoples and nations share in ensuring we
have a tomorrow to give the next generation."
"I do find the description of, unnatural was it, that was presented as an argument against our initiatives, most interesting. Humans are the
only mammal which drinks the milk of another species, a milk which is designed to turn a baby calf into a 1,200 pound adult; is that not
unnatural? We're also the only mammals, by
choice, mind you I'm not counting the bowls of milk that are given to cats by their owners, who drink milk into adulthood. Indeed, lactose intolerance is natural as we no longer require milk in our adult years; once weaned from our mothers, we're not supposed to drink it. Recognizing that it is a source of nutrition, I'll take this as an opportunity to mention that the milk produced by Pyrettania Dairy has no lactose, so if you're going to choose to drink milk (as you are entitled to do so) isn't the ethical choice an option which does not burden another species with torment while contributing to a less certain future for your children through the several issues in sustainability the traditional dairy industry creates?"
"Presently we're focusing our efforts first at securing regulatory approval of Pyrettania Dairy's products through the proper Rokkenjiman agencies," he continued. "We're sharing data, samples, and everything required by law, and even those that aren't, to ensure the safety of our products. In the near future I'm confident these agencies will have a decision rendered, and we can allow the consumer to choose what is right for them and their families, just as the free market intended. I can say, with all confidence," he pauses to sip his glass, "that we've a safe product that will do the job better than traditional dairy."
To bring prices down and ensure that Pyrettania Dairy can compete with traditional dairy Abstergo is working on the completion of three plants across Rokkenjima to produce milk, while efforts on their line of cultivated meats brings greater challenges in competing with the traditional meat industry. "First milk," Mr. Relkin said with a smile, "then meats. And, hopefully throughout it all, we bring an option to the refrigerators of consumers that they can feel confident in buying. Not just for the convenience of today, not just because it is a better product, but also because we return to the consumers the power of the dollar. That their purchase contributes to a brighter future for their children, well, I think that speaks for itself."