Nothing environmental wackos do would surprise me. My first reaction was, “Why would you do that to your own cows?”
Your first reaction was the absolute correct reaction! It’s sad that so many still fall for enviro-commie propaganda. They are falling for a new version of the Big Lie. Namely, they can’t imagine themselves ever doing something so terrible to animals for political gain, so they assume nobody else would ether. Big mistake.
I asked around today, "would you ever kick a cow in the head to get her to stand up?" All I got was dumbfounded stares.