Making a Splash With the Milk?

It seems an oddity that the dairy business, relies on getting cows repeatly pregnant, so their milk can be siphoned-off for human consumption. Milk production is, of course, also integral to the making of traditional cream, butter and cheeses. Dairy herds do have a significant effect on 'greenhouse gas' emissions. More than 100 protestors from Animal Rebellion are blocking milk supply in parts of the Midlands and Southern England (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/04/animal-rebellion-activists-stop-milk-supply-parts-england). Animal Rebellion advocates the creation of a sustainable plant (and presumably fungi?)- based food system. There are some perfectly acceptable alternatives to cow's milk, including suspensions of oats. Having said that, it may be a strategic mistake for Animal Rebellion to put direct action for the abolition of dairy farming at the top of its agenda. In the UK, significant numbers of people seem amenable to changing their diets voluntarily. Education is always better than coercion. One might argue that global heating and climate change are much more pressing issues for most people. The similarity of the names of Animal Rebellion and Extinction Rebellion, is bound to entrench the view that these are linked groups of 'woke' (whatever that means?) agitators. The strategy also seems poorly timed. The UK seems about to coronate a new British cheese-obsessed Prime Minister, keen on fracking and North Sea oil exploration. The milk protests seem likely to provide her with further ammunition for dumping the 'green crap'.