Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Legal requirement for farms to give cows grass to graze for 6 months of the year
Closed
54 signatures
What the petition asks
Make it a legal requirement for farms to give their cows the space to graze in fields for atleast 6 months of the year.
Just like there is a legal requirement of 1 stall to lay in per indoor cow, give 6.5 square metres of grassland per cow for them to graze in for atleast 6 months of each year.
Just like there is a legal requirement of 1 stall to lay in per indoor cow, give 6.5 square metres of grassland per cow for them to graze in for atleast 6 months of each year.
It's a given. Time outside is a human right, so why is it not a sentient animal's right too? Even prisoners get their hours yard time a day!
Cows provide milk, leather, meat & calves & in return, we should be providing them with excellent healthcare & access to grassland.
Lots of farmers have the land but they use it for growing cow's feed, so they can double up on indoor cows & push them to their absolute limits in mucky concrete sheds for more profit!
Cows provide milk, leather, meat & calves & in return, we should be providing them with excellent healthcare & access to grassland.
Lots of farmers have the land but they use it for growing cow's feed, so they can double up on indoor cows & push them to their absolute limits in mucky concrete sheds for more profit!
Timeline
| 21 Jun 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Jan 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
54
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
21 Jun 2022
Closed
4 Jan 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.