UK-born Dina Aherne's 'Honour The Cow, Give Up Milk!' campaign successfully took place on Ealing Road on June 3, Saturday, as campaigners spoke about the cruelty inflicted on animals in the dairy industry to a large group of Hindu and South Asian community members.
The campaign was first conducted on Belgrave Road, Leicester in April this year. It raises awareness and promotes veganism as a life choice. Those attending the event are shown the stark realities of the dairy industry and acquainted with vegan food options including sweet treats and plant-based milks. A lawyer by profession, Aherne decided to shift her primary focus on her passion for animal rights education and advocacy, taking up teaching and training law on a consultancy basis. Aherne has been involved in several campaigns, including holding vigils outside slaughterhouses, bearing witness to cows going to slaughter, and giving talks across the country. Her most recent campaign aims to spread awareness amongst the Hindu and South Asian communities and educating them about machine milking, artificial insemination, use of growth hormones and other borderline abuses including the eventual slaughter of a cow once it is 'spent'.
The 'Honour The Cow, Give Up Milk!' campaign saw several participants of different age groups, with the youngest being a 6 year old vegan activist who spoke to members of the Hindu community about animal brutalities.
