Heat Causes Pileup of Livestock Carcasses

July 26, 2006

Apparently, those in the interior valleys don't believe in climate

control for their factory farms.

Cheryl

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We worry about wine, but about water, too

" Before our wine grapes turn into raisins, hot days will kill a

great many chickens and turkeys (as last week's heat wave did in the

southern valley counties). Before we make more vinegar than

chardonnay, vegetable crops will die of thirst. More distressing

than hearing wine drinkers whine will be the distressed lowing of

dairy farmers as their cows give less and less milk. Before we run

out of wine, we could run out of something more precious: water. "

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Heat wave takes toll on livestock 26 Jul 2006 10:45 GMT

.... of the first to declare an emergency when a plant that handles

the bulk of ... to industry experts. Hundreds of thousands of

chickens and turkeys -- totaling more than 1 ... common in other

states. Usually, farmers in California take their dead animals to

rendering plants, ...

Heat kills cows, threatens industry 26 Jul 2006 10:34 GMT

.... Monday, Hudson said. For nearly two weeks, California ? and

especially the Central Valley ? ... killing livestock but also

poultry, Hudson said.While poultry can be disposed at local waste

management ... tend to stand in the shade and then they get tired

from standing. The loss ...

Heat Causes Pileup of Livestock Carcasses 26 Jul 2006 10:34 GMT

.... of the first to declare an emergency when a plant that handles

the bulk of ... to industry experts. Hundreds of

thousands of chickens and turkeys also have died. The

state ... common in other states. Usually, farmers in California

take their dead animals to rendering plants, ...

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