Washington, DC—More than 468,000 farmed animals have been killed in barn fires so far this year, according to an Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) analysis of media reports released today. The release comes just two days after a fire at a Delaware factory farm reportedly killed nearly 200,000 egg-laying hens. In total, more than 6.8 million farmed animals have perished in barn fires over the last decade — a grim reminder that more can be done to improve fire safety and prevention measures on farms.
Barn fires impact operations of all sizes — from small hobby farms to large commercial facilities housing hundreds of thousands of animals.
Of the 90 barn fires tracked by AWI this year, Pennsylvania reported the most with nine, followed by Indiana with eight, and Illinois with seven.
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