While this may be a legitimate concern, I won’t be lectured or take lessons from PETA.

They euthanise over 95% of animals, including people’s pets that they’ve stolen from porches.

Then there’s their unscientific claims including “milk causes autism”. As someone with autism, I find that offensive.

I’m sorry, the account you’re trying to reach has died of cringe. 💀💀💀

Time to lead the way, I say.

Hoake! / Let’s go!

It all comes down to profit, sadly. Selling cow’s milk – especially to China – is far more profitable to farmers than wool from sheep. Something like 97% of milk produced in New Zealand is exported.

New Zealand has always had dairy farming, it was just dwarfed in size and revenue by the sheep industry. Specifically the wool industry which, as recently as the 1960s, accounted for ⅓ New Zealand’s export revenue.

That 24 million continues to decline year on year.

New Zealand sheep population peaked in 1982 at 70 million but only 5 years later it was overtaken by dairy farming as New Zealand’s primary agricultural sector and there are now estimated to be slightly more cows than sheep in NZ.

X used to be a good place to post for gaming. I could share ideas and tips with followers and those I followed. It was engaging and fun.

Then Musk bought it and suddenly my timeline wasn’t people I followed, it was generic clout chasers and U.S. alt-right rage bait.

What a platform Musk tanked.

I went here as a kid in the 90s and you could spend all day up there and never see another visitor.

Now? Can’t get close to it for the crowds, mainly – I hate to say – overseas tourists who have absolutely no respect for the area.

I quite like them but they are invasive and cause issues.

It’s always busy. Can’t blame me!

Apologies that this post was a few days late! 🙈