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Lightning strike kills 32 cows near Cabool |
2017-05-03 |
[NEWS-LEADER] As he does every morning, Texas County dairy farmer Jared Blackwelder started milking his cows around 4 a.m. Saturday. He finished up just before daylight and headed back to the barn. He was about to lock the gate when lightning struck hard and close. Cow week at Rantburg! "It was so bright I couldn't hardly see," he said. "It just brought fire down the fences." Later in the day when it was time to milk again, Blackwelder returned to the field and found 32 of his certified organic cows dead. A veterinarian confirmed the cows had been struck by lightning. Blackwelder suspects it was that same lightning strike that sent fire along his fences. "I went down over the hill and seen them laying there," an emotional Blackwelder said. "They were just piled on top of each other. They were huddled up, trying to get out of rain. |
Posted by:Fred |
#9 Then you had 323 reindeer all killed by lightning last August in Norway. |
Posted by: Alaska Paul 2017-05-03 17:49 |
#8 I herd about this. Last 6 months be like Wind Storm Ice Storm Fire Storm Rain Storm Snow Storm Lightning Storm |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2017-05-03 17:22 |
#7 Fantastic allegoric satire! |
Posted by: Skidmark 2017-05-03 15:26 |
#6 Have to include... |
Posted by: CrazyFool 2017-05-03 15:03 |
#5 A very mooving story. (I know where my room is...) |
Posted by: Pappy 2017-05-03 12:54 |
#4 "Cow Bell!!" more cow bell! |
Posted by: Cheaderhead 2017-05-03 09:08 |
#3 "CNN! This just in! Mass bovine suicide caused by Trump's policies! More when we can make some up!" |
Posted by: ed in texas 2017-05-03 08:35 |
#2 Now they're pre-cooked organic cheese burgers |
Posted by: Cheaderhead 2017-05-03 06:17 |
#1 Cow week at Rantburg! I guess so! |
Posted by: Skidmark 2017-05-03 02:21 |