Finland is number one country when it comes to milk consumption (per capita), and therefore it's a very sensitive topic to bring up. I find it cruel to keep the cows constantly pregnant in order to have a high milk production, but it's hard to try to make people understand these kind of facts, since dairy products are a staple to them, and they do not want to hear any criticism. I wish people would be more open to dairy substitutes, but the progress is very slow. Nevertheless, slow progress is better than no progress, right? :)
Really nice post, I very much enjoyed reading it!