Cow bells have been shown to reduce the amount of food the cow eats many years ago [1]; however the mechanism (sound vs weight) isn't clear. Farmers militantly

Cow bells have been shown to reduce the amount of food the cow eats many years ago [1]; however the mechanism (sound vs weight) isn't clear. Farmers militantly oppose any attempt to get rid of cow bells though. Some claim that they aren't an issue for the animals, some whine about "traditions" getting endangered (which is even worse IMHO, to torture animals despite knowing better just because it looks good - ffs we managed to ban breeding of dogs and cats that we know to suffer), and others whine that they can't find escaped cows (just as ridiculous, even the 500g of a small cowbell is enough for a year-long battery and RF sender...) [2]. [1] https://www.schweizerbauer.ch/tiere/milchvieh/sind-glocken-fuer-kuehe-gefaehrlich-2 https://www.schweizerbauer.ch/tiere/milchvieh/sind-glocken-f... [2] https://www.fr.de/panorama/tierschuetzer-fordern-verbot-kuhglocken-11194617.html https://www.fr.de/panorama/tierschuetzer-fordern-verbot-kuhg...