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Fire that killed 1.3 million chickens in Illinois (i.imgur.com)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 5 months ago (3 children)

It's worth mentioning this isn't an isolated instance sadly

Fires on large-scale animal farms, or factory farms, are surprisingly common. Over the last decade, at least 6.5 million farmed animals, mostly chickens, perished in barn fires in the US

The true number is likely significantly higher, AWI notes, because not all states have the same reporting requirements, and because farm animals are property with essentially no legal protection from suffering

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23683141/texas-farm-fire-explosion-dimmitt-cows-factory-dairy

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago

Looks like we are getting at the post-dystopian check point sooner than thought

That one instance has the power over millions of creatures of any species and for whatever purpose, incarcerated in one big container, to do with them as they please, is more horrific than any story i read so far.

Even more so that we are just starting to find out how intelligent animals really are.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's messed up. You'd think they're have fire extinguishers and stuff installed.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Extinguishers wouldn't do much, but you may mean fire sprinklers, but that's probably never going to be installed. You'd have to inspect, test and maintain that system, and who wants to invest time and money in that.