clean water is such a luxury that we tend to take for granted.
i found out that wild animals can drink dirty water only because they’ve been acclimated to its contaminants since birth. because of this, any changes in the water can cause outbreaks of severe illness. animals raised on clean water would have just as much trouble with wild water as we would.
anyway, unrelated but Fuck Nestle
Nestle has done so much to the water it’s actually hard for me to find specific sources because there’s so many. when you google ‘nestle water’ the first autocomplete suggestion is 'nestle water scandal’ and you’ll get articles dating back to 2016 just on the first page.
the gist is that Nestle is a mega conglomerate and essentially a water monopoly. they’ve been known to buy land containing natural water springs and restrict access to that water from the locals, only to sell it back to them at an inflated price.
in the 1970s, nestle was exposed for causing the deaths of many infants in third world countries due to their baby formula marketing practices. they would offer free two week trials of their formula to struggling mothers, who of course would take the offers for some relief and convenience. unfortunately, two weeks is just long enough for a mother to stop producing milk if she isn’t breastfeeding, which would force them into buying more formula once the trial was over. on top of buying the formula, they would also be forced to buy nestle’s overpriced water or risk using contaminated water to mix the formula with.
nestle also owns almost all the local brands of water in the united states. they also own companies like loreal and purina. it’s incredibly difficult to boycott them for this reason. purina is also said to be causing illness and death in many pets, and has recalled one of their dry dog food options at least once
here’s a list of the companies and brands nestle owns. they are large and wealthy enough to afford their own private militia and form a sovereign country if they wanted to. the article also lists some more of their controversies.
