Four barn fires in Canada have claimed the lives of over 23,000 animals.
Burned sow who attempted to escape gestation crates.
Photo by CETFA investigators
These fires are completely preventable but because factory farms are set
up to be as automated as possible, routine chores like cleaning vents and
light fixtures go undone. Additionally, the toxic air in today's confinement
facilities from the waste of thousands to tens of thousands of animals
corrode electrical wires raising the risk of fire. Add to this the fact that
many of the animals involved in barn fires in Canada are confined to barren
metal gestation crates, concrete pens or battery cages, escape becomes all
but impossible.
Please, write letters to the editor of papers and post comments on on-line
news sources that cover these fires. Indicate that the vast majority of
animals involved in barn fires in Canada are confined and that the only
measures that give these animals any hope of survival are on-site smoke
sensors and sprinkler systems which must be retrofitted into existing barns.
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