An Ahimsa Crisis: You Decide: Cows’ Milk Sold In The USA Is Not Vegetarian

By Tejas Shah, Toronto (Canada): “In the USA (also in Canada) most milk sold in stores is fortified with Vitamin D3. Upon further research I found that Vitamin D3 is derived from animal sources, thus making it non-vegetarian. I am surprised to learn this through my own research rather. I understand there is debate on whether cows’ milk (not fortified with D3) should be consumed by Jains. But since D3 is found in most milk in the USA, there is another more basic argument to be made on the grounds that D3 is non-vegetarian.