John Gibbons: Have you heard the one about the poor defenceless Irish cows?

There is a certain Orwellian genius at pitching a sector that commercially exploits livestock from birth until they are slaughtered into the defenders of these same animals.

A deranged narrative conflating abortion with 'killing cows' has gained traction. File Picture.

Have you heard the one about the poor defenceless Irish cows that callous, bloodthirsty environmentalists want to kill?

“You will not believe the insanity now happening in Ireland”, Fox News host Dagen McDowell told her US audience last week.