A FILM FOR
THE FORGOTTEN
BY ED WINTERS
Blood is thicker than milk.
“What we show in Milk is literally the best of the best when it comes to dairy farming, yet, as soon we view what happens from the perspective of the mother cow, it becomes clear that this is an industry that runs on the exploitation and suffering of animals. By using animation we are able to show a unique perspective and tell the story of the mother cow in a way that cannot be done from investigative footage alone. Milk centres the cow as the protagonist of her own story and allows us to view what is happening to her from an up close and personal perspective.
Organic, free-range, high-welfare, humanely raised. It doesn’t matter what label we put on dairy products, all dairy cows are victims of an industry that forcibly impregnates them, takes their babies from them, exploits their bodies and then sends them to a slaughterhouse to cut their throats. It's time to end the dairy industry.”
- Ed Winters
WATCH THE FILM
WATCH THE REALITY
Surge investigated dairy farms across the UK over the course of 18 months, this is what we found.
DISMANTLE DAIRY
What about ‘high welfare’?
At this UK farm, Surge documented mother cows cows and calves being force fed, punched and beaten.
‘HIGH WELFARE’
What about goat’s milk?
Surge investigated the best of the best of British goat’s milk and documented animals
being brutally attacked.