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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums3.4 million poultry, 5,500 hogs drowned in Florence flooding
https://www.yahoo.com/news/1-7-million-chickens-drown-175600464.html
About 3.4 million chickens and turkeys and 5,500 hogs have been killed in flooding from Florence as rising North Carolina rivers swamped dozens of farm buildings where the animals were being raised for market, according to state officials.
The N.C. Department of Agriculture issued the livestock mortality totals Tuesday, as major flooding is continuing after the slow-moving storm's drenching rains. Sixteen North Carolina rivers were at major flood stage Tuesday, with an additional three forecasted to peak by Thursday.
The Department of Environmental Quality said the earthen dam at one hog lagoon in Duplin County had breached, spilling its contents. Another 25 of the pits containing animal feces and urine have either suffered structural damage, had wastewater levels go over their tops from heavy rains or had been swamped by floodwaters. Large mounds of manure are also typically stored at poultry farms.
North Carolina is among the top states in the nation in producing pork and poultry, with about 9 million hogs at any given time and 819 million chickens and 34 million turkeys raised each year.
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3.4 million poultry, 5,500 hogs drowned in Florence flooding (Original Post)
underpants
Sep 2018
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Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)1. Well prices will be going up
for Holiday meals as well as homebuilding supplies such as drywall, shingles, screws, nails (oh, wasn't that Missouri nail manufacturers in serious trouble due to the tariffs? and wood.
littlemissmartypants
(22,695 posts)2. Just the tip of the iceberg.
The rivers haven't even crested yet. Where I am it's already deeper than Floyd, 1999 storm and that was supposed to be a thousand year flood. Meanwhile, we wait.
BumRushDaShow
(129,124 posts)4. I hope your area will be spared.
I remember Floyd up here in Philly, where we were finally let off work right in the middle of it and it took me 3 hours to do a 12 mile trip home that normally took about 40 minutes, all due to the major street flooding plus creek and river flooding along my route. At the time, I had a 1/2 barrel with a couple comet fish in it where the barrel was overflowing, with the fish almost going over the side numerous times (had to continually bail the thing out for the duration).
littlemissmartypants
(22,695 posts)7. Thanks BumRushDaShow, me too. eom
Racerdog1
(808 posts)3. Don't worry
The orange plague is coming with paper towels.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)5. Eat a plant based diet.
Factory farming is cruel and it pollutes the environment.
lostnfound
(16,184 posts)6. Poor rivers. Poor pigs and chcickens. Japanese have a saying...
Even a one-inch worm has a half-inch soul.
I felt a disturbance in the force... 😢
I dont begrudge the carnivores, but I mourn the cruelties and wastefulness of factory farming.