06/09/2025
Something to ponder…
Sorry this is long, but it reinforces what a lot of us have been saying. The most dangerous animal rights activists have Senator or Representative in front of their names.
So when people say, “Why are you so hard on vegans?” Honestly I’m not. I personally believe it is a religion. I feel they are free to practice veganism to their hearts content.
What I care about is their attempt to force their beliefs on others.
Meet New York State Senator Jabari Brisport. He has proposed Senate Bill 6530 which will limit the number of cows a dairy is allowed to have. His bill, if passed will affect farms all over rural New York. Guess where Jabari is from and where he represents??? New York City. Not to mention his personal beliefs seem to be in a real conflict of interest in governing for the people.
He is a devout vegan and believes that attacking farms represents social justice.
This is why we must stay vigilant. The claim is that this bill only applies to CAFOs which is incorrect. It will apply to the 95% of family owned dairies that are located in New York because it is based on numbers alone as a marker for both welfare and environmental impact. Even though NY Dairies already follow regs that are much stricter than federal CAFO regs.
This is why we cannot give people a seat at the Ag table who seek our destruction. This is why the regenerative movement that likes to cast their lots in with animal rights groups need to stop the division because you are next. It isn’t about welfare it is about ideology that wants to see an end to animal agriculture period. So as Winston Churchill said, “Stop feeding the crocodile”.
This is incrementalism. This is how they work. They can’t outright ban cows overnight, but they can start with limits.
New York Farm Bureau is putting up a good fight and I think they will win this round. We need to support those fighting in the legislative process on our behalf and support others who are advocating with facts.
Also, before anyone attacks him for being a democrat (political division is social media today), there are several democrats that are opposing his bill. A farmers right to farm and a consumers right to consume should not be defined by party affiliation, ever.
We are rooting for you New York Dairy Farmers and NYFB!
