Farmers want to breed ‘uglier’ cows after hordes of influencers inundate farms to take snaps with cattle: ‘My cows don’t get any peace’

Andreea Neblea

He’s hoping they “steer” clear of his beautiful bovines. A fed-up UK farmer has pledged to breed uglier cows to curb the relentless tide of influencers lining up to snap selfies and generally harass his handsome Highland Cattle. “The intention is to make them less photogenic,” Alex Birch, from Derbyshire, told the BBC of his plan to de-beautify his bovines. The 39-year-old cattle farmer said he’d observed a concerning uptick in gawkers flocking to his farm in Baslow Edge to film viral videos of