Why I’m a Vegetarian

In Bradford, IA, yesterday afternoon, 2,300 pigs were burned to death by agri-business. The ISO Pork facility in Bradford had some kind of cleaning machine malfunction:

The fire was reported at 12:40 p.m. and firefighters were still on the scene in the evening.

Franklin County Sheriff Larry Ritchsmeier said the fire was likely caused by a malfunction in a machine designed to clean the facility.

About 1,350 sows and 1,000 baby pigs were killed, but Ritchsmeier said the death toll could rise due to smoke inhalation suffered by other hogs.

Iowans complain about the smell of hog confinements as they fight for more control in determining where they are located. I can only imagine how bad this must have smelled.

Also, don’t eat meat. KTHXBYE.

1 comment April 12th, 2006