We're all the same

[salinen]

Here's a sad story that really choked me up.

SAN RAFAEL -- Two hundred and forty-three goats were crushed to death this morning after the livestock truck they were riding in flipped while making a tight turn in San Rafael, authorities said.

The goats, part of a herd used for vegetation management, died inside the four-tier truck trailer after it collapsed around 8:45 a.m. on Kerner Boulevard at Irene Street. The cause of the crash was being investigated. The 62-year-old truck driver and a passenger were not injured.

The goats were the property of Goats R Us, an Orinda company that rents out the herd to public and private agencies seeking to control overgrowth and reduce fire danger. About 150 goats survived the crash and were taken to their new job site in Mill Valley, where they had been heading at the time of the accident. Two goats were injured and were being treated at the Marin Humane Society in Novato, according to spokeswoman Sheri Cardo. One of them suffered severe spinal injuries and was being evaluated by a team of veterinarians. Cardo said so many goats died because the internal structure of the metal pens and dividers inside the trailer fell apart in the crash. "It was a domino effect,'' she said. "Goats and metal bars and goats and metal bars, all on top of each other.''


Isn't that awful? Poor helpless creatures. I wanted to post this for another reason. This is also posted at freerepublic. There's a gargantuan difference between us and them. Here are a few gems.

"I’ve never herd of such a thing"

"And hundreds of muslims are grieving due to the death of their mail order brides. lol"

"BBQ - over here!"

“Save the one with the pink ribbon!~signed Abdullah.”

"Since we're talking about California I imagine they were medivaced to the clinic"

"Was the AFLAC duck involved in any way?"


WTF is so funny about goats dying? Why is a freepers first reaction to this story an attempt to make humor? In my mind, these are not humans.

[monktonman]

1. Sorry but I cant resist

ok nevermind.
Yes dear, thats terrible.

[Toasterlad]

2. The Duck One Was Actually Pretty Funny.

:hide:

[salinen]

3. You'd better hide

[Richard Steele]

4. Finding glee in the suffering of helpless animals- no, we are NOT all the same, are we?

They and the pResident who used to blow up
live frogs with firecrackers- now THEY'RE
pretty damn similar. :evilfrown:

[salinen]

5. I was cruel to animals

when I was a child. Then I grew up. These freepers are monsters.