According to The Cincinnati Enquirer, about 5,000 pigs were burned alive in a massive barn
fire in Wayne Township, Ohio.
fire in Wayne Township, Ohio.
Authorities say the fire started at around 1
p.m. on Tuesday at the Straathoff Swine Farm, about 45 miles southwest of
Columbus, and destroyed two barns. The cause of the fire has not been
determined.
p.m. on Tuesday at the Straathoff Swine Farm, about 45 miles southwest of
Columbus, and destroyed two barns. The cause of the fire has not been
determined.
Officials with the Fayette County Sheriff’s
Office say the fire spread quickly and caused heavy smoke and intense heat.
Imagine how horrifying this must have been for the thousands of animals trapped
in these barns.
Office say the fire spread quickly and caused heavy smoke and intense heat.
Imagine how horrifying this must have been for the thousands of animals trapped
in these barns.
All farmed animals feel fear and pain, just like the dogs and cats we love at home.
But sadly, tragedies like this recent fire are incredibly common. Just last
month a barn fire at an Ontario pig farm took the
lives of more than 3,000 pigs. Countless animals perish every year in barn
fires. In fact, more than 1,200 barn fires occur in the United
States each year.
But sadly, tragedies like this recent fire are incredibly common. Just last
month a barn fire at an Ontario pig farm took the
lives of more than 3,000 pigs. Countless animals perish every year in barn
fires. In fact, more than 1,200 barn fires occur in the United
States each year.
While there have been numerous efforts to
force factory farms to install sprinklers to protect animals, the industry has
pushed back, claiming these measures would be too costly. Clearly the meat
industry cares only about profits.
force factory farms to install sprinklers to protect animals, the industry has
pushed back, claiming these measures would be too costly. Clearly the meat
industry cares only about profits.
Whether killed in a barn fire or a
slaughterhouse, farmed animals are subjected to unspeakable cruelties: extreme confinement, brutal
mutilations, and violent deaths.
slaughterhouse, farmed animals are subjected to unspeakable cruelties: extreme confinement, brutal
mutilations, and violent deaths.
See for yourself.
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think. We can all withdraw our support from this cruel and destructive industry
by ditching meat, dairy, and eggs in favor of healthy, humane
alternatives.
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