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Ask HN: How is 18,000 dairy cows possible?
This is a picture of 2500 cows, confined in an industrial dairy farm:
https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/03/06/farmers-pack-legislative-hearing-on-bill-that-would-halt-new-large-animal-operations/
What kind of industrial assembly line abomination is 18,000?
https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/business-inputs/article/2023/04/13/massive-texas-dairy-explosion-kills
- arisbe__ 4y agoAre you referencing the Texas explosion, fire and death of 18,000 cattle with that number? https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/13/texas-dairy-farm-explosion-cows/ https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/13/texas-dairy-farm-exp... The farm is 1hr from Lubbock, TX and halfway between Lubbock and Armarillo. Well I came across a person claiming to be a DOD contractor and neurotech weapon whistle blower (biochemist) on Twitter last month. His first post seemed unrelated to all the main sci fi seeming stuff. But check out what his first post was: https://twitter.com/MartinS67861003/status/1631389359961153551?t=O_aAV_qfRR07NSTBUUPxLQ&s=19 https://twitter.com/MartinS67861003/status/16313893599611535...
- hbarka 4y agoNo thanks not interested in that tinfoil nonsense. Cows poop, poop is collected by a “honey badger” machine, clogged up … methane. 18,000 dairy cows in cages is economy of scale gone mad. If only cow tears could mix with the milk they sell.
- arisbe__ 4y agoI never said it was a for certain thing. I just mentioned it as a strange coincidence. Your reaction seems excessive and emotional, not to mention binary. Still while not knowing really anything I agree with your sentiment regarding the likely unethical food production hell hole. But that is uninformed sentiment on my part.
- jschveibinz 4y agoI wonder if the dairy farm will be charged with a crime? Animal cruelty law in Texas: https://www.mctxdao.org/animal-cruelty https://www.mctxdao.org/animal-cruelty
- tamaharbor 4y agoAs crazy/sad as it may seem, this is just a small fraction (0.35%) of the 590,000 milk cows and 4.5 million beef cows in the state of Texas. We apparently consume a lot of dairy products and meat.
- 082349872349872 4y agoBlame Earl "get big or get out" Butz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Butz#Secretary_of_Agriculture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Butz#Secretary_of_Agricul... (where I am, 60 cows is a large dairy operation)