They grazed their cows in the parliament garden

Protesters left the herd of cows to graze on the grass in front of barricaded parliament, unfurling a banner reading “Cows on Pasture.”

Greenpeace campaign spokesman Lasse van Aken said in a statement; Stating that it may seem strange to release cows onto the grass in central Berlin, he said: “However, the natural habitat of the cow is grass. Unfortunately, most of the cows in Germany stay in the barn 70 percent of the year. We want to draw attention to the fact that the cow belongs to the pasture.

Asking Germany’s Minister for Food and Agriculture Cem Özdemir to start a nationwide support program for cow grazing, Aken said: “This is good for the climate, biodiversity and cows, but the cost is high. That is why we ask for the establishment of a specific support program so that farmers can comply with this.

Matthias Stührwoldt, a farmer from the state of Schleswig Holstein, said: “An extraordinary action. My cows have been out in the pasture for about 4 weeks now and I only bring them inside (barn) to milk them. I think it’s a forgotten topic. The cow in the pasture is good for everyone. When I heard about this action, I said, ‘I have to go there.’ The cows on the lawn in front of the Bundestag (Reichstag) building are an extraordinary image.”

Stating that the cows have not been supported to graze on the pastures, Stührwoldt said: “The herds have grown and started to be kept in the stables. “The politicians did nothing to support grazing the cow,” he said. (AA)