The Dutch government does not do enough to prevent barn fires, the Research Council for Safety (OVV) concludes Wednesday. According to the OVV, the government considers that 130,000 chickens or 7,000 pigs are deemed to be an “acceptable risk”..

Three hundred calves killed in a large barn fire in Elspeet
Government does too little to prevent barn fires
More than forty thousand chickens died in stable fire in Frisian village of Niawier

In that decision, many livestock farmers have no money to take extra measures and that they “face many more issues”..

4,600 pigs are perish at stable fire in Nederweert
100,000 chickens killed in a big fire in Groningen barns
Fireproof roof insulation in the barn? That's too expensive.
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In mega-stalls, one million animals have been burned or suffocated in recent years.
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