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18,000 cows burned alive in Texas farm

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by LosPollosHermanos, Apr 13, 2023.

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    Thanks Biden
     
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    "holding pens, where thousands of dairy cows crowded together waiting to be milked, trapped in deadly confines"

    Crazy. So, there wasn't an emergnecy prep to handle fire?
     
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    Now they have to figure out how to dispose of 18,000 cow carcasses, which is not a simple task.

    This is by far the largest cattle fatality event in our history, far eclipsing the now second place 400 dead cows.
     
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    Sitting here patiently waiting...

    ...for the crazies to claim this as part of a Biden conspiracy to escalate the price of beef and force us all to become vegans.
     
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    The articles says the cows were killed in a fire/explosion…doesn’t that kind of imply that they were burned alive? Seems like a weird thing to make a social commentary issue
     
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    How would you prep for that?

    I'm just guessing that there were large diesel and propane tanks involved.
     
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    There are many things to be done, but I am guessing they wanted to save money. There shouldn't have been enough combustibles in a cow milking operation to cause an explosion like that, unless they were also storing fuel/fertilizers in the same building which would be stupid.

    I also assume the facility itself is not sprinklered (which it typical for farms) and the construction is wood frame.

    Just from a risk management perspective, they most likely shouldn't have 18,000 cows and combustibles all in one building which is likely not sprinklered and only has volunteer fire fighters.
     

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