An insidious appeal by animal activists to mount a film campaign against the dairy sector (re-post)

[JP1]

I posted this thread in the livestock section.

https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index...against-the-dairy-sector.268992/#post-5909952

As it's aimed at the dairy sector, a few TFFers thought the thread should also be in the dairy threads too. In case it was missed in the livestock section, I am reposting again here:

At the risk of giving the oxygen of publicity to this campaign , I feel TFFers should be aware of this campaign and appeal for direct action

https://www.projectcalf.com/

I feel I could hold my head high with the welfare and provenance of my beef cattle but this single issue campaign is aimed at the dairy sector and the very fact that a dairy cow has to have a calf to produce milk

The accompanying film footage on the banner includes pure Limousin cattle that are clearly not from dairy herds anyway

I feel sad that more and more folks are now so removed from where their food comes from, that they would change diet and export their welfare and environmental conscience to other food producers in the World.

A single issue campaign lumps all dairy herds together despite so many differing systems including calf on cow herds that I know well.

I see my role as a livestock farmer to breed and raise my livestock to the best of my ability and taking full account of their species specific requirements. I see good management in all sectors of livestock farming and dislike labels such as intensive vs extensive.

I am minded of the Danish programme walking school visitors through a glass gallery over a pig processing plant. With correct education, I would expect 90% plus of the UK population would welcome this approach.

Maybe I’m getting old but I find the lack of respect for food as a commodity and much being wasted and the incarceration of domestic pets left unattended for long periods and many fed to high levels of obesity as far more offensive than the fayre that UK farmers produce in an attempt at a sensible, safe and balanced diet.

I ask when our leaders will take action to right the minority’s will to inflict their views on our consumers

 

[JP1]

@Princess Pooper

 

[Cows 'n grass]

The map has us all listed on there with a producer ID. It's not a number I've come across before but I'd guess it might be from FSA?

 

[Beef farmer]

It is a FSA leak

 

[curlietailz]

Not an accurate map. Local dairy farm not on it

 

[Princess Pooper]

Very accurate in our area

 

[Chris F]

It is a FSA leak

FSA?

 

[Princess Pooper]

FSA?

Food standards agency - all dairy producers have to be registered with them

 

[Milkcow365]

Nothing on the map for Scotland

 

[bigw]

Its pretty shocking, they are basically telling people to take your pick of the farm and get on and get footage of stock. I don't know what farmers can or should do to protect themselves, I have wondered a few times about CCTV around the buildings and stuff like this will make it more likely.

 

[Tim G]

The map has us all listed on there with a producer ID. It's not a number I've come across before but I'd guess it might be from FSA?

Having been 'told off' by FSA for sharing our test results on our Facebook page which showed our customer ID no. it's a bit disappointing that this info is already out there.
And why have they made the A in calf look like a steak on their website?

 

[Milkcow365]

Its pretty shocking, they are basically telling people to take your pick of the farm and get on and get footage of stock. I don't know what farmers can or should do to protect themselves, I have wondered a few times about CCTV around the buildings and stuff like this will make it more likely.

I suppose the best option is to farm to the best of your ability? So when they turn up there’s nothing to find

 

[bigw]

I suppose the best option is to farm to the best of your ability? So when they turn up there’s nothing to find

I don't know if that would really matter to them. I'm happy to show anybody about but the thought of people entering uninvited and with a massive agenda doesn't appeal to me much.

 

[dairyrow]

I think this must become a nfu issue. Surely they shouldnt be allowed to post that information

 

[bigw]

I think this must become a nfu issue. Surely they shouldnt be allowed to post that information

Yes you are right, I wonder what % of dairy farmers are signed up members though. Probably a Police one too.

 

[dairyrow]

Ive just sent this link to the our nfu rep. With data protection surely they cant do this. Ive signed untold amount of forms for dentists and so on.

 

[dairyrow]

This is what hes just came back with. Looks like a severe breach of data protection by someone! Will keep you informed.
We'll see what happens

 

[Princess Pooper]

I suppose the best option is to farm to the best of your ability? So when they turn up there’s nothing to find

But our version of 'nothing to find' is very different to theirs where everything that we do is regarded as unacceptable, including the fact that we are keeping cows in the first place. Plus - given that they are targeting farms with footpaths through their yards, the safety issues of trying to move tractors, kit, cows, calves around with 50 protestors standing in the yard.

 

[Beef farmer]

@Guy Smith any advice?/help

 

[JP1]

I suppose the best option is to farm to the best of your ability? So when they turn up there’s nothing to find

What if when they get there they get overcome with emotion and want to liberate a calf?

Only two weeks ago AR activists went to the trouble of breaking in to a farm, pull a dead pig carcass out of the dead bin and put back in a pen before filming. To them that was an acceptable means to an end to get some adverse footage.

Not everyone you encounter will be your reasonable Waitrose consumer types