Ireland has presented a new proposal which includes killing 200,000 cows in order to combat climate change and meet the European Union's climate change goals.
The country has around 2.5 million dairy and beef cows according to the Irish June Livestock Survey. Beef and dairy account for about two thirds of Ireland's agricultural output with 90% of its produce being exported.
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Tim Cullinan, president of the Irish Farmers' Association, spoke with The Telegraph saying reiterating that the policy has not yet been decided on, and that part of the policy would be to shift beef production out of the country. He went on to explain that they are making the changes in order to provide a "pathway for the next generation to get into farming."
"Reports like this only serve to further fuel the view that the government is working behind the scenes to undermine our dairy and livestock sectors," Cullinan said. "While there may well be some farmers who wish to exit the sector, we should all be focusing on providing a pathway for the next generation to get into farming."
The Irish Independent also reported that the plan included €5,000 (around $5,343.00) in compensation for each cow.
Critics of the plan slammed it saying that it will only end in disaster for the country.
"The Irish know about this from the potato famine," Australian geologist Ian Plimer told Sky News. "A third of their population died, a third emigrated, and the same thing will happen. They will lose productive people from Ireland, and they'll go somewhere else." He added that it would "only end in disaster.
Can we get any more fucking stupid?
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