> Sat. Oct 25th - Barn fire kills 4,000 sows and 6,000 to 7,000 - TopicsExpress



          

> Sat. Oct 25th - Barn fire kills 4,000 sows and 6,000 to 7,000 piglets in Truman, Minnesota. Only 1,300 were able to be saved. Twelve independent producers own the farrowing operation in Martin County and the plans are to rebuild. Firefighters from 10 agencies battled the massive fire for at least four hours Saturday afternoon. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The pork council has helped KILL legislation requiring the installation of sprinkler systems on farms as per this Pork council update: nppc.org/2013/10/for-the-week-ending-oct-11-2013/ minnesota.cbslocal/2014/10/26/barn-fire-kills-thousands-of-animals-workers-devastated/ https://facebook/HSUSFarmAnimals/photos/a.211657472212527.56622.199101346801473/847800545264880/?type=1
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:41:17 +0000

Trending Topics



Recently Viewed Topics




© 2015