Elon Musk responded to a Twitter discussion regarding Ireland’s plan to eliminate 200,000 cows to satisfy the country’s climate change goals.
“This really needs to stop. Killing some cows doesn’t matter for climate change,” the Tesla CEO tweeted.
While the government has not confirmed if the proposed idea would become reality, farmers have criticized the plan and expressed fears over the future of beef production.
Reporting from Rebel News:
The Irish Independent shed light on a possible compensation scheme for the proposed cull, suggesting €5,000 per cow. Echoing concerns, Peadar Tóibín, the Aontú party leader, addressed the Irish Parliament about the severe threat to the farming sector and the dubious environmental logic of substituting culled Irish beef with imports from deforestation-driven Brazilian production.
