tagged w/ Lack of Ethics
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TOWN OF ELBA - A freight train ran into about two dozen cattle that had strayed onto railroad tracks in southwestern Dodge County Wednesday afternoon, leaving remains of the animals scattered for over about a mile and a half.
Dodge County Sheriff Todd Nehls said the collision killed 20 to 25 steers, but there was no damage to the Canadian Pacific train and no rail workers were injured.
According to the sheriff, a herd of about 35 cattle had escaped from a pasture in the town of Elba and walked on the railroad tracks toward Columbus for about a mile before the eastbound freight going about 50 mph hit the animals at about 1 p.m.
The cattle were owned by Roche Farms, according to Dodge County Chief Deputy Blaine Lauersdorf. The animals were not in road traffic, he noted.
Nehls described the scene as “quite the mess” after the accident, with pieces of the steers spread down the tracks for 1 1/2 miles.
Some of the cattle that survived were injured so badly they might have to be euthanized, the sheriff said. A veterinarian was on the scene.
The collision occurred near Astico and state Highway 60, Lauersdorf said. The owner of the cattle worked with authorities to get the dead animals removed.
Most of the carcasses and dismembered parts had been loaded onto trucks by 5 p.m. Wednesday.
The cattle weighed about 500 pounds so they were not full grown, Lauersdorf said. “That is a big loss for the farmer,” he added.
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A "big loss for the farmer"? WOW... talk about disconnected! this report by the Daily Times refers to cattle without even the slightest ethical regard.
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