steal the milk from another species. There’s nothing normal or acceptable about it
any predator that preys on mammals will drink the milk of their prey, and there are species of bird and reptile who will consume the milk of mammals. it's absolutely normal and acceptable.
do they understand they might try other patterns, and actively choose the one they use?
calves need it
for some definitions of need. but almost all calves manage to survive until their planned slaughter date, so the application of "need" here seems unwise.
the cows don't intend to make milk, and they certainly don't intend a recipient.
design takes volition.
i just want to make sure i understand what you're saying: veal in new zealand is from 4-day-old calves? is that the story you want to stick with?
I've never heard of veal calves being slaughtered at 4 days. that's when they are sent to a veal farm, to fatten up a bit.
it is arbitrary: there is no reason to believe any particular dairy operation couldn't keep it's calves out of the veal industry.
it's not unavoidable. anyone could milk a cow without making veal.
do a word count
we could simply boycott the whole industry entirely, which would eliminate all of the harms involved in it
did you try that? because it didn't work.
what predators avoid mammaries?