In the US there is still a vast rural community (in fact its only comparatively recently that majority of US citizens weren't from rural rather than urban communities), so its perhaps not a surprise that stories often come from the country rather than cities.
So when reports came out that a group of stray cows had frozen to death had been found in the Colorado mountains near 'Conundrum Hot Springs', there was nothing unusual in this. But when forestry officials said that they must be 'blown up' or set on fire to avoid water contamination, then it becomes news worthy. The plan is to remove the dead animals before they begin to thaw, and a US Forest Service spokesman said "Obviously, time is of the essence because we don't want them defrosting".
The options apparently include letting the cows decompose and closing off the area, or setting off explosives to break up the animals and thus speed up the decomposition process, or finally setting the corpses on fire. But its the idea of blowing them up that caught my imagination ... because it has been done before as this video shows.
Do they not realise what a TV (and very Monty Python'ish) moment they could have on their hands, if they choose that option?
So when reports came out that a group of stray cows had frozen to death had been found in the Colorado mountains near 'Conundrum Hot Springs', there was nothing unusual in this. But when forestry officials said that they must be 'blown up' or set on fire to avoid water contamination, then it becomes news worthy. The plan is to remove the dead animals before they begin to thaw, and a US Forest Service spokesman said "Obviously, time is of the essence because we don't want them defrosting".
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| Blowing Up A Dead Cow |
The options apparently include letting the cows decompose and closing off the area, or setting off explosives to break up the animals and thus speed up the decomposition process, or finally setting the corpses on fire. But its the idea of blowing them up that caught my imagination ... because it has been done before as this video shows.
Do they not realise what a TV (and very Monty Python'ish) moment they could have on their hands, if they choose that option?
