IFA uses Cows as props for media stunt

by pat c - Anti Farmer Action Wed Feb 27, 2008 16:41

On previous demos farmers have abused animals.Once they tried to force a terrified sheep through the railings of Leinster House. During another protest they threw a sheep at a receptionist in the Department of Agriculture. Funnily enough these thugs weren't charged with either assault or cruelty to animals.

On yet another one of their barbarian style descents on Dublin they flooded the city centre with manure smeared tractors. Many of these tractors had no tax discs or the discs were out of date but the gardai took no action.

If you see farmers abusing animals then report it to the gardai, phone the Joe Duffy show, make a fuss! Dont let the farmers away with savagery.

by Charles B. Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:41

Is this an anti animal cruelty piece, or an anti farmer piece?
Did you know that they usually kill the animals once they have fattened them up?? For food!!

by pat c Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:57

I note that you make no reference to the way farmers have abused animals in the centre of Dublin. If this is the way they carry on in public it makes me wonder as to how they treat the animals on the farms. Yes, most of those animals will end up being eaten but that does not mean that they should be treated cruely while they are alive.

The primitive savagery displayed during IFA protests must be stopped.

by Catlady Thu Feb 28, 2008 21:58

If you read who posted this you would see it was the NARA. It's written clearly at the top. NARA is not anti-farmer, to the best of my understanding. I, like msot ethical vegans, love farmers... hell it's the farmers who grow my lentils, rice, soya, carrots, spuds etc...!

This is of course an anti-cruelty peice. And as the poster above has pointed out, if they are willing to do this to sentient beings in public, God knows what goes on behind barn doors, so to speak. Farmers have already admitted to beating dairy cows which is documented here on indymedia.

In France a number of years ago sheep farmers set live sheep on fire in public as part of a protest against something or other which meant they were making less blood money - same attitude, different location.

Yay for tillage farmers (at least the ethical ones who don't poison crows, shoot rabbits etc) and Boo to all those who get fat off blood moneyt and suffering. They are no better than pimps or child pornographers as far as I'm concerned. They all profit from the abuse of others.

by John and Megan Dempsey Thu Aug 21, 2008 15:01

Now the dairy industry is trying to make a joke out of the animals they abuse ; of course RTE goes along with the so-called joke. Bailey's is sponsoring a beauty contest for cows in Virginia Co. CAvan "with marks going for shapely legs, a good-shaped back and nice udders " . It seems that the event organizers , not content with being exploitative of animals , have to degrade them as well in this blatantly sexist way.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0820/cows.html

by Mr Man Thu Aug 21, 2008 20:29

"have to degrade them as well in this blatantly sexist way."

A classic case of anthropomorphosis. How are they degraded? Do they feel shame/self-conciousness/existencial problems? If one could superimpose human values on cows, I would think they would be happy at getting groomed and well cared for.

Not really sure how its sexist either. Seriously stretching it. Is your logic that beauty contests for women=sexist therefore beauty contests for cows=sexist? Or is it because they don't allow bulls to compete?

And in reference to the Protection of Animals Act, 1911 mentioned in the original article I'm not sure if the Act would apply as it need only be provided with "sufficient quantity of wholesome and suitable food and water" of which the farmer could argue it had already been supplied with food and water sufficient to its needs ie. it is not detrimental to it's health. It is not required to have food and water available to the animal at all times while impounded. Further to this, it is only deemed absolutely vital to supply food and water after 6 hours of impounding, after which anyone can legally provide the animal with food and water and demand reasonable renumeration afterward from the owner.