Streamvale Open Farm opened up a dairy delivery service to help people self-isolating

A farmer claims he and his pregnant wife were sent abusive messages from vegan activists for delivering milk to people in self-isolation.

Chris Wilson’s farm on the outskirts of Belfast has been delivering dairy products to the elderly and vulnerable.

He said militant vegans sent ‘horrendous’ messages via their Facebook page, Streamvale Open Farm, whose regular clips of farmyard life have amassed them tens of thousands of followers.

The farmer said he was ‘p***ed off’ after repeated accusations of animal cruelty left his wife ‘devastated, accusing the trolls of grossly misunderstanding animal husbandry.


Chris Wilson said he and his wife were ‘devastated’ by the trolls’ messages

In a video uploaded to their page, he said: ‘I’ve been up since four this morning, looking after our animals, looking after our sheep, trying to make sure everything is going okay.



‘I was out early delivering dairy products to vulnerable people. I’ve been on the road since half four, and will probably be working right through till 10 tonight.

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‘I’m not saying that because I think I’m doing anything special – there are plenty of nurses and doctors who are doing far more than me.’

Mr WIlson added: ‘We are doing our best to survive ourselves through this.

‘If you’re a vegan I have absolutely no issues with that, but don’t feel the need to come on and bombard us with messages.

‘I’ll just leave it at that. Let us do what we do, and you do what you do.’

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