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Another day, another mass animal death. Following the instant departures of — among other groups of animals — North Carolinan pelicans, Italian doves, Oceanic fish and Tucsonan bats, 200 cows in Wisconsin have died, most likely due to an infection. The hamburgers in training never saw it coming.
AOL reports the cause of the cattle call from the great beyond is probably infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, a disease that can spread quickly and lay dormant until stress sets it off.
There is a vaccine, but apparently no reliable treatment once the disease is contracted.
What do you think the next group of animals to go down will be?
200 Dead Cows in Wisconsin: 3 Facts About Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis [AOL]
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What do you think the next group of animals to go down will be?
Bears. Some time this Sunday.
But I hope not
Don’t worry, it should be over by about 5:45 pm, Chicago time.
Go Pack Go!!
“…the cause…is probably infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, a disease that can spread quickly and lay dormant until stress sets it off.”
STRESS = All those cattle were Patriots fans…
STEELERS VS. PACKERS. It’s the stairway to seven, baby!
I see what you did there.
And I like it.
CheeseHats will be worn!
Jets / Packers Superbowl!!
Da Bears…
Haha. That’s the only reason why I’m rooting for them! My team was out long ago, may as well have fun now
)
What do you think the next group of animals to go down will be?
Red wings
What do you think the next group of animals to go down will be?
Elephants and Donkeys. For cash, of course.
What do you think the next group of animals to go down will be?
Penguins!
If it’s ‘Sconsin, then these are milk cows and not hamburger cows, so put away the ketchup and the barbeque sauce.
All cows, when they stop producing milk, are sent to the slaughterhouse. It’s just a matter of time.
I would imagine old dairy cows become dog food, since they’re probably tough and stringy by that point and dog’s aren’t that picky about it.
Once again, why is this Consumerist worthy?
Can some one PLEASE explain to Phil that the name of this blog is “Consumerist” not “Whatever random sh*t I feel like Posting”
These cows will probably be made into cat food.
How could that possibly be of interest to MeowMaximus?
MeowMaximus is a strict Fishatarian, thank you.
Now if this story was about cows dying of some strange disease, and then being sold to humans as food, THEN it would be Consumerist worthy. But it isn’t.
No, they get ground up and fed to other cows. ‘Downer’ goin’ down
I see a mass death from a segment of our food supply to be a consumer issue. Especially if (as the article implies) it will cause beef growers to add yet another vaccine to the list that’s injected into our meaty friends.
Thats what I was thinking. I sent Consumerist praising Easton-Bell for great customer service, but it has yet to be posted.
*Sent Consumerist an e-mail…. oooops!
Someone please tell me what kind of stress a cow has. I’m sure Git’em SteveDave will know.
The recent cold/snow spell. Cold weather dries out the membranes, and suppresses the immune system.
See…I KNEW you would have the answer.
Yeah, we have horses, and you can see that they heal slower in cold weather than they do in warm weather. But the cold itself isn’t that bad, it’s when they get wet, like in rain/ice. That wet hair just sucks the heat right out of you. In regular snow, many of our horses are coated in snow, and they just shake it off, and keep going.
I’m really tickled now, though, trying to imagine a stressed out cow.
What do you think the next group of animals to go down will be?
Humans, our time is up.
Why oh why couldn’t there be a mass die-off of cockroaches? Or spiders? Something icky & creepy-crawly.
Sea Turtles.
I suspect the cows were part of a satanic cult that met its end when the bovine leader forced them to drink from a trough containing infection-laced grape Kool Aid.
A cause from factory farming, I recommend “Food Inc” for a great documentary on this.