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Pass a law requiring cattle allowed to graze grass outside min. 8 hours per day

Closed 30 signatures

What the petition asks

Many dairy cattle are kept in sheds for up to 24 hours a day, in some cases all year. They're fed diets which aren't healthy or natural for them. As a result of this, over-milking and preventing movement they typically become ill and are killed at 3 to 5 years old. Their natural lifespan is 20 years
Scientific studies & other information
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17033013
https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/5285/1/kivling_s_130215.pdf
https://www.ciwf.org.uk/farm-animals/cows/dairy-cows
https://www.ciwf.org.uk/media/5235185/the-life-of-dairy-cows.pdf
http://www.research.ed.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/housing-system-milk-production-and-zerograzing-effects-on-lameness-and-leg-injury-in-dairy-cows(117d66b0-cd77-4c79-82f6-d15053cd02fb).html

Timeline

7 Feb 2018 Petition opened for signatures
7 Aug 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 30
Status Closed
Opened 7 Feb 2018
Closed 7 Aug 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.