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Morrissey brands Michael Eavis an "animal hater" over dairy farming practices

Morrissey has spoken out against the treatment of dairy cows and has cited Glastonbury festival founder Michael Eavis' farm as an example of the cruel process.

Writing on fan site True To You, Morrissey addressed Eavis’ statement that his cows are: “actually very happy… they have the highest milk yield in the county.”

Morrissey points out: “What Michael Eavis meant by this statement was: WE are economically very happy because our cows have the highest milk yield in the county. No Glastonbury cow was available for comment, and no cows were heard laughing.”

Writing about the treatment of dairy cows, Morrissey explains: “Milk is worse than meat because on dairy farms the cows are tortured for YEARS before they are killed.”

The ‘Kiss Me A Lot’ singer also revealed that Eavis censored an animal rights film that he usually shows whilst play The Smiths song ‘Meat Is Murder’ live during his 2011 Glastonbury set:

“I was told that Michael Eavis had stopped the screening of the film because it wasn't indicative of how his dairy farm operated. He didn't quite understand that the poor souls in the actual film did not want to be there in the first place. Michael Eavis also went on to justify banning the film by saying it would "upset" younger people.”

He later comments: "Like most animal haters, Michael appears to be one of those people who love dead animals, yet hate live ones."

Morrissey signed off his statement by saying: “Your decision is whether you support either the butcher or the butchered. It cannot be both.”

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Watch Morrissey performing ‘Meat Is Murder’ below: