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Thousands of chickens die in devastating fire in Niederstetten!
In the Main-Tauber district, thousands of chickens died in a fire in Niederstetten. The cause was a technical defect.
Thousands of chickens die in devastating fire in Niederstetten!
A tragic incident in Niederstetten, in the Main-Tauber district, brings the dangers of animal farming into focus. Several thousand broilers lost their lives in a devastating fire at a chicken farm. While the fire brigade was able to successfully save some animals, the flames raged and left the operator with an immense loss.
As the Stuttgart News According to reports, the fire broke out in an adjacent technical room and quickly spread to two stables. One entire stable burned down while the condition of the other is still being assessed. According to the police, a technical defect was the cause of the accident. Fortunately, no people were injured, but the estimated damage is several million euros.
Fire protection in agriculture: A serious problem
The tragic incident sheds light on general fire protection measures in agriculture. The Reporting from n-tv adds that many animal owners are often confronted with inadequate fire protection precautions. A lack of effective protective measures can have fatal consequences, especially when it comes to stable compartments that are difficult to access and large numbers of animals. The Foundation for Animals in Law (TIR) is closely monitoring this problem and is calling for a clear legal obligation to prevent it.
Like on the TIR website As can be seen, several hundred animals die in Switzerland every year due to fires. Although the animal welfare regulations stipulate that animal owners are responsible for the well-being of their animals, there are no specific requirements for protection against stable fires. The TIR also requires that animal owners immediately correct deficiencies in facilities that affect the welfare of the animals.
How this case will develop remains to be seen. It is clear that it is urgently time to rethink fire safety precautions on farms and enshrine them in law in order to prevent such tragedies in the future.