It's not milk or no milk. ("Milk prices headed for historic highs,'' Business, May 11).

There are alternatives such as soy milk, almond milk, rice milk and even oat milk whose prices aren't subject to inflation when the cows aren't producin'.

In addition, drinking cow's milk is directly linked to a host of illnesses such as heart diseases, cancer, stroke, juvenile onset diabetes and even the very disease milk producers claim it prevents, osteoporosis.

Kristie Phelps
In Defense of Animals