A Horizon opinion poll commissioned by Greenpeace reveals that 52 percent of Kiwis think are too many cows for our waterways to cope with.
David Parker has gone on record saying New Zealand had “too many cows” and that farmers may have to reduce herd numbers under proposed new waterway pollution rules.
“It’s great to hear the Government reflecting the concerns of so many New Zealanders that there are too many cows for our waterways to cope with.” says Greenpeace sustainable agriculture campaigner Gen Toop.
The Horizon Research report also showed that only 16% of people asked felt that cow numbers could continue to grow.
In a breakdown of political parties 66 percent of New Zealand First voters, 56 percent of Labour voters and 90 percent of Green party supporters felt there were too many cows.
“National leader Simons Bridges was on the radio this morning trying to kick up a fuss about the Minister’s comments. He’s clearly out of touch with his base,” says Toop.
Among National voters polled 40 percent thought there were too many cows. Only 20 percent of National voters thought the herd should continue to expand. 29 percent of National voters think that there are about the right number of cows, and 11% were unsure.
“Our polling found that twice as many National voters think there are too many cows than those who feel numbers can continue to grow.”
Greenpeace though believes the Government needs to go further.
“On its own, regulatory action against nutrient pollution doesn’t go far enough,” says Toop.
“We urgently need fewer cows but the industry is still converting more land into dairy farms. The Government needs to directly stop new conversions and halt intensification of existing dairy.”
The survey also found support for a moratorium on new dairy conversions. Overall, 44% agreed that the Government should put in place a moratorium on dairy conversion, while only 15% disagreed.
A majority of voters for Labour, New Zealand First and the Greens supported the moratorium. Meanwhile, more National voters supported the moratorium than disagreed with it.
Over the next few months the Government will review the National Policy Statement for Freshwater.
“Greenpeace is calling on the Government to turn new dairy conversions and intensification of existing livestock farming into prohibited activities under the National Policy Statement for Freshwater”
That would mean land not currently in dairy would no longer be able to made into new dairy farms and that farmers wanting to add cows to their herds would no longer be able to do so.
“It’s time to reduce the herd, diversify away from intensive dairying and switch to more regenerative ways of farming.”
Wow ………. has it come to this ……….photo of shit coming out of a cows butt…..?? ………… YES it has ….!!!! …… Cut the SHIT now ……..
Less cows, less cruelty, less shit ………..SIMPLE
The ‘Dairy Industry’ has nothing to do with ‘ farming’ and entirely everything to do with making $billions for a select few.
500 grams of butter for around $8.00? C’mon.
Basic cheese at around $24 a kilo?
I’m not sure what milk is a liter because after watching cow pasture being drenched in Roundup/glyphosate I no longer drink the toxic white blood cells suspended in water.
https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/country/342401/study-finds-500-percent-rise-in-weedkiller-in-human-urine
Theo Spierings , recently retired CEO of Fonterra, was on $8.3 million a year and no doubt plus bonuses isn’t enough of a clue as to whom and why our waterways are fucked?
Blaming those poor bastards who follow shitting cows about from 3AM till 9pm is simplistic and they’re are as much suckers as the rest of us.
You fuck with agriculture and you risk certain disaster and cowsploitation is definitely fucking with the holistic requirements for properly managed agriculture.
Ask the people of Christchurch about that?
And,of course there are too many dairy cows concentrated in small, intensive areas, the poor beasties.
But also ask yourself? NZ/AO’s an agrarian economy. Agriculture is our primary industry. So? Why are most Kiwis clustered in Auckland and Wellington?
What swindle are they unwittingly subjected to?
What long list of logical fallacies are we all sold daily?
” A Horizon opinion poll commissioned by Greenpeace reveals that 52 percent of Kiwis think are too many cows for our waterways to cope with.”
Well they’ve been told this non stop for the last 4 or 5 years, how is it that 48% still don’t believe it? That would be the surprising side of the equation.
D J S
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