GraceRandolph Posted May 1, 2023 Posted May 1, 2023 Approximately 18,000 cows were killed in a blast at a Texas dairy farm earlier this week, according to local authorities. The explosion, at South Fork Dairy near the town of Dimmitt, also left one person in critical condition. Authorities believe that machinery in the facility may have ignited methane gas. Nearly three million farm animals died in fires across the US between 2018 and 2021. Castro County Sheriff's Office said they had received a report of a fire at the farm at about 19:21 on Monday (00:21 GMT Tuesday). Photos posted by the Sheriff's Office show a huge plume of black smoke rising from the ground. When police and emergency personnel arrived at the scene, they found one person trapped who had to be rescued and flown to hospital in critical condition. While the exact figure of cows that were killed by fire and smoke remains unknown, the Sheriff's Office told the BBC that an "estimated 18,000 head of cattle" had been lost. Speaking to local news outlet KFDA, Sheriff Sal Rivera said that most of the cattle had been lost after the blaze spread to an area in which cows were held before being taken to a milking area and then into a holding pen. "There's some that survived," he was quoted as saying. "There's some that are probably injured to the point where they'll have to be destroyed." Mr Rivera told KFDA that investigators believed the fire might have started with a machine referred to as a "honey badger", which he described as "vacuum that sucks the manure and water out". "Possibly [it] got overheated and probably the methane and things like that ignited and spread out and exploded," he said. In a statement sent to the BBC, the Washington DC-based Animal Welfare Institute said that - if confirmed - a death toll of 18,000 cows would be "by far" the deadliest barn fire involving cattle since it began keeping statistics in 2013. 1
GraceRandolph Posted May 1, 2023 Author Posted May 1, 2023 22 minutes ago, James_Dean said: Think of all that sizzling steak Chile, it was an EXPLOSION. The cows are most likely charred and inedible.
KFC Posted May 1, 2023 Posted May 1, 2023 1 minute ago, GraceRandolph said: Chile, it was an EXPLOSION. The cows are most likely charred and inedible. Some weirdos like their steak well done to be fair
Isaac19709 Posted May 1, 2023 Posted May 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, HotFriedChicken said: Some weirdos like their steak well done to be fair You're the weirdo posting this ****
Summerboy95 Posted May 2, 2023 Posted May 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Proseductice said: NOOO. Uhm...? Do you know that they are sexually exploiting and taking their children away + killing them, r-right? Because your emoji is serving dementia vibes. --- OT: Sad, but mother Gaia found a way of stopping their suffering. F*c* dairy industry.
ninasayers Posted May 2, 2023 Posted May 2, 2023 This industry needs to end, there's not a viable future in which it's still a thing.
Gui Blackout Posted May 2, 2023 Posted May 2, 2023 Gosh what a waste Hopefully they can make some ground meat out of it 1
GraceRandolph Posted May 2, 2023 Author Posted May 2, 2023 1 hour ago, James_Dean said: Think of all that sizzling steak 1 hour ago, HotFriedChicken said: Some weirdos like their steak well done to be fair 14 minutes ago, Gui Blackout said: Gosh what a waste Hopefully they can make some ground meat out of it Y’all realize a human being was injured and countless animals died for nothing? Can you take the cheap jokes to another thread? 1
Power love Posted May 2, 2023 Posted May 2, 2023 1 hour ago, James_Dean said: Think of all that sizzling steak Huh
James_Dean Posted May 2, 2023 Posted May 2, 2023 12 minutes ago, GraceRandolph said: Y’all realize a human being was injured and countless animals died for nothing? Can you take the cheap jokes to another thread? This is a pop music forum. Take that faux outrage to twitter or sumn idc
GentleEarthquake Posted May 2, 2023 Posted May 2, 2023 Poor cows. But they go through awful things everyday
Bosque Posted May 2, 2023 Posted May 2, 2023 27 minutes ago, Gui Blackout said: Gosh what a waste Hopefully they can make some ground meat out of it Girl those pieces of cow are probably scattered over a massive area
GentleEarthquake Posted May 2, 2023 Posted May 2, 2023 1 hour ago, James_Dean said: Think of all that sizzling steak 1 hour ago, HotFriedChicken said: Some weirdos like their steak well done to be fair 29 minutes ago, Gui Blackout said: Gosh what a waste Hopefully they can make some ground meat out of it Yall are disgusting
Gui Blackout Posted May 2, 2023 Posted May 2, 2023 1 minute ago, Dephira said: Girl those pieces of cow are probably scattered over a massive area Well pick them up
Pheromosa Posted May 2, 2023 Posted May 2, 2023 I hope the human is ok but can the meat still be used?
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