Originally Posted by
justakiwi
As the mother of a dairy farmer I can also say this. it doesn’t help that the media and some members of the general public have taken upon themselves to abuse, criticise, judge and condemn dairy farmers. Farmers are not the evil, animal abusing, environment destroying people everyone seems to now believe they are. We are all contributing to the environmental/global warming solution. It is so unfair to lay the blame at the feet of dairy farmers. I have seen the abuse posted on various dairying related Facebook groups. It is disgusting and the people doing it need to have a good long look at themselves before they direct their abusive tirades at an industry this country needs, and farmers who are working their butts off and are already under serious pressures.
It breaks my freaking heart to hear how many dairy farmers have taken their lives. I am constantly worried for my son. Everyone has a breaking point.
<sorry, got a bit side tracked>