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Ireland considering killing 200,000 cows to fight climate change
2023-06-05
Hurrying toward the time when all can freeze and starve in the dark, just like they used to in the Dark Ages.
[Blaze] Government officials in Ireland are considering a plan to kill 200,000 cows to combat climate change, according to reports.

There were multiple reports this week that the Irish government was contemplating a plan to cull 200,000 cows within three years to fight climate change. The Irish Mirror stated that "the cows would have to be 'culled' at a cost of €600,000 to taxpayers over the next three years to meet climate emissions targets."

The possible plan was detailed in an internal Department of Agriculture document that was unearthed in a freedom of information request.

The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association immediately railed against the reported plan to kill 200,000 cows.

Pat McCormack — the president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association — declared, "If there is to be a scheme, it needs to be a voluntary scheme. That’s absolutely critical because there’s no point in culling numbers from an individual who has borrowed on the back of a huge financial commitment on the back of achieving a certain target that’s taken from under him."

"We should be investing in an infrastructure that can deliver from a scientific perspective. And we know low emissions are better and we should be continuing to invest in further science and research because that’s absolutely critical as we move forward," McCormack said, according to the Irish Times.
It's not Scientific. It's a religion
McCormack claimed that Ireland's current dairy herd is at the same level that it was 30 years ago. The Irish Mirror reported, "Dairy cows rose 1.4 percent (22,800 head) to 1.6 million in 2022 but over the past decade have increased by around 40 percent."

After the report of the government contemplating the slaughter of tens of thousands of cows surfaced, the country's agriculture department issued a statement.
Posted by:Besoeker

#9  If someone came to our local farms with this intent, they would be delt with.
Posted by: Woodrow    2023-06-05 19:08  

#8  maybe we could trade with the ALIENS for more worthless tech crap!
Posted by: Cholutle Thrans9751   2023-06-05 14:23  

#7  This is a plot by Chik-Fil-A.

Snark O'The Day
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-06-05 13:18  

#6  "Let them eat brioche!" -M. Antoinette
Everything will magically appear from somewhere across the Borderâ„¢ -- not that the intelligentsia care where that is! I am not a committed "locavore" by any means *but* the food has to be produced somewhere and removing working food production is stupid.
Posted by: magpie   2023-06-05 13:09  

#5  It's all part of the plan. Climate change, rubbish that it is on its own, is just the excuse.

I can't wait to visit a restaurant one day (what few that will be left) and check out the list of bugs on the menu.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2023-06-05 11:54  

#4  I wonder how much CO2 a cow emits compared to your average Irishman? At least we can eat the cows. From the climate change point of view, the Irish are essentially 'useless emitters', to coin a phrase.
Posted by: SteveS   2023-06-05 11:51  

#3  The potato famines were a result of imposed agricultural practices from England.
This one will be on You.
Posted by: ed in texas   2023-06-05 09:41  

#2  This story makes me hungry.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-06-05 08:44  

#1  
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-06-05 00:06  

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