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April 8, 2008 at 07:33:13

Another Byproduct of Factory Farming: Livestock Incinerating Fires

by Martha Rosenberg Page 2 of 2 page(s)

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"The Lord's in control," said Lynn Peters, owner of the fire prone farm, who vowed to get more hogs. "We'll get through this," he promised.

And a fire that killed hundreds of pigs in Chilliwack, BC, Canada, last summer was the third for hog farmers Jan and Nancy Pannekoek who were just planning to leave the business. Their second fire, in August of 2004, killed 250 pregnant sows and 20 boars.

No cruelty to animal charges have been filed against Peters or the Pannekoeks.

Of course factory farms, with their uninterrupted rows of confined animals and manure pits, are known to be harmful to the environment, animals and people who live or work near them.

For the Netley Hutterite Colony and similar communities often targeted by corporate farming interests, they are not even profitable.

Nor are barn fires new.

But only a factory farm can incinerate 10,000 pigs in a few hours in a fire--as they wait, in vain, for their guards to rescue them.

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Martha Rosenberg is staff cartoonist for the Evanston Roundtable.

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I have been concerned about animal suffering ever since
I received my first puppy Peaches in 1975. She made me take a good look at the animal kingdom and I was shocked to see how badly we treat so many animals. At 77, I've been a vegan for the past 30 years and I thank God every day that I am. I am most disturbed at how little the Catholic Church and Christian churches generally give to concern re animal suffering in their ministry. I wrote to 350 bishops in 2001 and only 10-13 respond...

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Suzana MeglesI have been concerned about animal suffering ever since
I received my first puppy Peaches in 1975. She made me take a good look at the animal kingdom and I was shocked to see how badly we treat so many animals. At 77, I've been a vegan for the past 30 years and I thank God every day that I am. I am most disturbed at how little the Catholic Church and Christian churches generally give to concern re animal suffering in their ministry. I wrote to 350 bishops in 2001 and only 10-13 respond...

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Burning Livestock

Another horrific reason as you so well describe - the death of so many innocent pigs in a fiery furnace. These farm factories from hell should be torn down. Will we ever really care? Thanx Martha.

by Suzana Megles (37 articles, 0 quicklinks, 4 diaries, 120 comments) on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 6:37:08 PM

Founder, God's Creatures Ministry
Chairman, Catholic Concern for Animals-USA
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Jan FredericksFounder, God's Creatures Ministry
Chairman, Catholic Concern for Animals-USA
Licensed Counselor

The mindset of these people is far from Godly

If those who say that the Lord will help them out of this without little regard for the burning alive of even one of God's creatures in their buildings of hell, sounds a little presumptuous to me. They should put a match under their finger and learn some empathy. God will judge them. Hebrews 4:13 says that we will be held accountable for EVERY creature.

by Jan Fredericks (0 articles, 1 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 9 comments) on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 6:47:00 PM