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I thought it was poignant this weekend, as our transatlantic cousins celebrated their “Mother’s Day”, that some took the opportunity to consider “motherhood” in the widest sense of the word and, fittingly, took the opportunity to highlight the plight of the dairy cow. I have had people tell me that dairy cows don’t have mothering [...]
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“Our love is in Your Cornflakes”, a bovine love duet between a cow and a farmer is vying for the top spot in the Valentine’s Day charts this week. The crooning couple have been separated when Molly the cow is sold down the river to a factory farm but the farmer is struck with regret [...]
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Nocton Dairy re-submitted proposals to factory farm a 3770 strong herd in Lincolnshire are due to be reviewed by the Kesteven District Council in March, and the strength of objections raised on the grounds of environmental impact and animal welfare is becoming clearer by the day. As well as the 14,000 or so formal objections [...]
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I am often asked about my abstention from animal products, by someone sitting across the table who is tucking into a cheesy chicken breast. I never fail to be amused by the oddness of the situation but people are often quite surprised to hear the lowdown on what they are chewing on. I’m indebted to [...]
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This is a long “thinking out loud” post and so I apologise but also want to say at the outset that I am a work in progress and just finding my way along; so I’m happy to engage in constructive discussion. Sometimes I am embarassed to admit that it was “Skinny Bastard” (The male version [...]
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Yesterday at a London press conference, the companies behind the US-style cow factory farm propsed for Nocton in Lincolnshire announced that they are pressing on with their plans to build the facility in spite of widespread public concern for the environment and animal welfare. Nocton residents are wondering why London was chosen for the press [...]
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