In One Of The Deadliest Barn Fire In US, Over 18,000 Cows Die In Explosion At Texas Farm
Texas 14th April 2023. At a family-run dairy farm in Texas, an explosion was followed by a fire that claimed the lives of over 18,000 cows, according to the news agency Reuters As firemen evacuated one employee from the property officials stated that the source of the incident remained unknown According to the Castro County Sheriff’s Office, the event occurred at South Fork Dairy in the vicinity of Dimmitt.
According to Reuters, the farm is located in one of the counties with the highest milk production in the state One of the oldest animal protection organisations in the US, Animal Welfare Institute called for government legislation and assistance after the incident to help avoid future barn fires.
Spokesman Marjorie Fishman said, “Since we began tracking that in 2013 this would be the deadliest fire involving livestock in the last ten years”
There are currently no federal laws protecting animals from flames, while several US states have Sting passed their protection laws: There isn’t one in Texas
According to Reuters, almost 6 5 million agricultural animals have perished in these fires over the past ten years.
