Factory dairy farms subject their animals to all kinds of cruelty. The cows are fed growth hormones to increase milk production. Their tails are cut off without anesthesia so they won't contact auto-milking machines. The poor animals are artificially inseminated continuously. To top it if, they endure all of this in small, filthy disease-ridden stalls.
Now, the UK's Nocton Dairy wants to create the largest factory dairy in that country -- at least 4,000 cows. Shockingly this is only half the number of cows Nocton would like to house.
Public outcry forced the dairy to shrink its original plans, but even this is unacceptable.
We only have until January 11 to tell the North Kesteven District Council to stop this large-scale cruelty. Add your voice -- urge the Planning Director to reject permits for Nocton's super dairy.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/158/433/475/
