True, but often the cow is already out of the barn, so to say. One day we may be wise enough to prevent...but, right now, I would at least like to see something useful done with all the carcasses. Derek
-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Appal Energy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Although I understand the need to stop the spread of disease, > > the sight of all those animals just bulldozed into trenches is to > > me the epitomy of horrible waste. How much better if they > > could have been rendered to biodiesel. > > How much better if they were never amassed in such concentrations in the > first place and the destruction was eliminated due to the non-existance of > mono-culture practices? > > Heal the patient, not the symptom. > > Todd Swearingen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 9:54 AM > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Factory farms vs. large cities > > > > Hi, > > Relax...nothing was personal...you brought up some valid stuff, and > > basically everyone is agreeing with you...but, also trying to point out > > some additional nuances to all this. One of my beefs, has been all the > > waste associated with herd culls in the UK and elsewhere to halt the > > spread of disease. I don't recall the actual numbers, but I think it was > > in the million head of cattle range that were put down during the mad cow > > scare. IIRC there was a similar huge culling when swine flu was detected > > in the UK. When the Nipah virus was loose in Indonesia many thousands of > > pigs were destroyed. Currently they have been putting down millions of > > chickens due to the fear of bird flu in Southeast Asia. I'm sure there are > > many more examples. Although I understand the need to stop the spread of > > disease, the sight of all those animals just bulldozed into trenches is to > > me the epitomy of horrible waste. How much better if they could have been > > rendered to biodiesel. > > Regards, > > Derek <<SNIP>> _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
