Dairy-Free Future Day at the MN State Capitol

Join community members at the MN State Capitol to share our concerns with representatives about the harm the dairy industry causes our health, the animals, and our planet. We'll meet outside of the Capitol to distribute educational literature to those entering and leaving the building. Individuals can also drop information off to their representatives to go over later as appointments may not be available. With the rapid spread of H5N1 bird flu through dairy herds, epidemiologists and other infectious disease experts are warning of the coming zoonotic pandemic. 61 people in the United States have contracted H5N1. Sixty-five percent of the global population is lactose intolerant. Animal rights advocates continue to remind the public that the dairy industry is unethical and unnecessary, causing harm to cows and their offspring. Runoff from MN dairy farms is contaminating groundwater and surface water with nitrates from manure and fertilizer. In 2023 the EPA estimated that nearly 10,000 people in southern Minnesota had water supplies contaminated by hazardous nitrates. The dairy industry is horrible for our environment.