Udderly unusual: PETA protesters nurse from fake cow on Church Street PETA protesters were on the Church Street Marketplace in Burlington Thursday afternoon to raise awareness about the unfair treatment of dairy cows. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT NOW. HELENA. HELENA: WELL, GUYS, IT'S CERTAINLY NOT A SITE YOU'D EXPECT TO SEE ON CHURCH STREET. AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, PETA ARE NURSING A LIFE-SIZED COW STATUE TO PROTEST THE DAIRY INDUSTRY. NOW, ANIMAL ADVOCATES HERE TODAY SURROUNDING THIS STATUE, AS YOU CAN SEE, HOLDING UP SIGNS READING "NOT YOUR MOM, NOT YOUR MILK" AS PART OF AN EFFORT TO TRY TO URGE PEOPLE TO CHOOSE VEGAN OPTIONS INSTEAD. USING PLANT-BASED MILK WILL SAVE COWBOYS A LIFE-TIME OF SUFFERING.THEY SAY FARMS FORCIBLY IMPREGNATE THE COWBOYS AND TAKE THEM AWAY FROM THEIR MOTHERS. PETA IS AGAINST ANY SORT OF ANIMAL CRUELTY. THEY'LL BE HERE FOR THE NEXT HOUR IN HOPES OF SPREADING

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