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I consider myself an animal lover as much as the next person, but sometimes I think PETA goes too far.

PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, an organization that lobbies for the animal rights, recently sent a letter to the founders of Ben & Jerry's ice cream urging them to replace the cow's milk used to produce their ice cream with breast milk.

They're concerned about the welfare of dairy cows -- but what about the welfare of the women producing the breast milk?  Does animal rights trump human rights?

Sure, we all know "breast is best," but really, would you eat ice cream knowing that it was made from human breast milk? 

I intend to breastfeed Baby Champuru for at least 6-12 months, knowing the health benefits for her.  But would I consider spiking Hubby's breakfast cereal with my breast milk or using it to cook up some corn chowder for the next family potluck?  Um, no.

Honestly, I'm not sure what it is that freaks me out about it.  I mean, if it's good enough for my baby, why wouldn't I consider consuming it myself?  I'm not sure, but it just seems so... wrong.  What do you think?

If Ben & Jerry’s decided to go with PETA’s suggestion, I guess they’d have to change their logo, now wouldn’t they? I wouldn’t want to imagine what that would look like.