Animal and environment groups warn that US-style factory farms are being considered by Lincolnshire County Council. Factory farming relies on huge quantities of imported feed from areas where rainforests are under increasing threat. Cows are kept inside all year round, and industrialised milk production threatens organic dairy farms.
“Cows do not belong in fields.”
Nocton Dairies Representative
Nocton Dairies are planning to build a huge ‘mega-dairy’ in Nocton Heath, Lincolnshire. US-style factory farms keep up to 8,000 cows inside all year to get as much milk – and as much profit – as they can. The cows aren’t even fed on grass. There is an increased risk of disease spreading, and the huge amount of waste that the cows produce can create real problems for the farm’s neighbours. Smaller, traditional dairy farmers could be put out of business.
Nocton Dairies have temporarily withdrawn their application following a meeting of the District Council Planning Department. The applicants were told they needed to consider how to improve concerns over environmental controls and highways issues.
“While welcoming this postponement, this sadly doesn’t mean that the Nocton Heath proposal has gone away. However, it represents a significant victory for local residents and all those concerned for the wellbeing of farm animals. We shall all continue to argue that the project is bad for Lincolnshire, bad for UK farmers, and bad for farm animals.”
Joyce D’Silva
Director of Public Affairs, Compassion in World Farming
The campaign is far from over. The applicants have already bought the land for their industrial-scale dairy, and they are not simply going to walk away. We expect them to submit revised proposals shortly, and we must be there to fight this factory farm every step of the way.
Please sign the petition now, then ask your friends to get involved too.
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