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Tim Hortons is officially moo-ving on from its vegan upcharge! After hearing from PETA, Tim Hortons has confirmed it no longer charges extra for vegan milk in the U.S. and Canada. Find out how this move helps leave mother cows and their calves in peace, reduces the company’s greenhouse gas emissions, and earns a whole latte love from PETA and conscientious consumers.
Tim Hortons Is Now Offering Vegan Milk at No Extra Cost
Tim Hortons—one of the largest coffee chains in the world with more than 3,000 locations in Canada and nearly 700 in the U.S.—is the third major coffee chain to drop the upcharge in the last three months, following Starbucks in November 2024 and Dutch Bros Coffee in January. In thanks, PETA is sending the Toronto-based coffeehouse and restaurant chain assorted vegan chocolates.
Cows Suffer When Humans Steal Their Milk
Cows, like all mothers, produce milk only to feed their babies. In the dairy industry, cows are repeatedly forcibly inseminated—workers insert an arm into the cow’s rectum and a metal rod to deliver semen into her vagina. Newborn males are routinely slaughtered for veal, while female calves endure the same fate as their mothers until their bodies wear out and they’re killed for their flesh.
Make a Positive Change for Cows, the Climate Catastrophe, and Your Health
Given the chance, cows nurture their young and form lifelong friendships with one another. They play games and have a wide range of emotions and personality traits. But most cows raised for the dairy industry are intensively confined, leaving them unable to fulfill their most basic desires, such as nursing their calves, even for a single day. Plus, cows in the dairy industry belch out massive amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that traps heat in the atmosphere, fueling the climate catastrophe.
While cows suffer on these farms and the climate catastrophe grows, humans who drink their milk increase their chances of developing heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and many other ailments.
Start your day off right—with a cup of delicious coffee and vegan milk. A person who goes vegan spares nearly 200 animals every year, dramatically shrinks their food-related carbon footprint, and slashes their risk of suffering from cancer, heart disease, strokes, diabetes, and obesity.
