Petition · past parliament
Make it illegal to impregnate dairy cows sooner than 2 years after giving birth
Closed
30 signatures
What the petition asks
Dairy cattle are typically artificially inseminated every year to keep them pregnant or lactating. This, poor diet, selective breeding for milk yield, and preventing them moving, contribute to diseases and them being killed at usually 2 to 5 years old. Cows' natural lifespan is around 20 years.
Scientific studies & other information https://www.ciwf.org.uk/farm-animals/cows/dairy-cows/ https://www.ciwf.org.uk/media/5235188/Welfare-sheet-Dairy-cows.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16958626 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2851724/
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.