Obviouse Reason For Pig Farm Fires..

[cassa333]

Just watching a programme Nature Shock: The Pig Bang Theory.

I quessed in one minute why the pig farms burnt down and why they burned for so long.

And they put it in an hours programme!!

One of the few times I actually know something :)

[Old_Geezer]

Pigs smoking in bed ?

[Old_Geezer]

Mmmm smoked ham drool

[boxtops]

what pig farm fires?

[AB Editor]

I assume it's to do with the fact that manure/peat burns forever?

What's the answer? Not just for impromptu bacon I assume?

[baza]

pork scratchings anyone

[B00]

Do you mean this one?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-21978572

The article claims there was asbestos in the roof.

I'm also quite saddened that quite a few of you find it funny or worthy of a 'joke' that 900 pigs died in such a dreadful way, yes including you Ed!

[boxtops]

That is a seriously sad story - poor pigs, it's not funny at all.

[Old_Geezer]

How can anyone here be finding pigs dying funny when no one had any reference to any news story ? Or maybe everyone here is psychic ?

[ludwig]

It's still a mystery where the foam comes from though.

[Baldric]

///I'm also quite saddened that quite a few of you find it funny or worthy of a 'joke' that 900 pigs died in such a dreadful way, yes including you Ed!///

With respect B00, I think that criticism was uncalled for, given that you were the first one to provide a link after the 'Jokes' had surfaced, and I for one certainly had no knowledge of that story up until I read your link!

[chelle7272]

The programme in the OP is not about that news link.

[boxtops]

what is it, then?

[mccfluff]

http://www.channel5.com/shows/nature-shock-2/episodes/nature-shock-the-pig-bang-theory

[Baldric]

http://www.channel5.com/shows/nature-shock-2/episodes/nature-shock-the-pig-bang-theory

[chelle7272]

Thanks mcfluff - i should have included the link sorry

[boxtops]

I still feel sorry for the pigs

[mccfluff]

so do i :-(

[Old_Geezer]

"Formed within a year’s worth of pig manure collected beneath the barn"
This the usual way to treat the animals ? Even pets get cleaned out regularly.

[chaptazbru]

This is so NOT funny !!!

[AB Editor]

"I'm also quite saddened that quite a few of you find it funny or worthy of a 'joke' that 900 pigs died in such a dreadful way, yes including you Ed!"

As others have pointed out, and I said myself, I didn't know how they died, how many there were or any context.

Or rather, the only context is that we were talking about something called "The Pig Bang Theory" - which obviously treats the situation with the reverence it deserves?

From what I can see from other's responses it did seem to be methane related - which is what I thought.

I probably don't feel as strong about their deaths as I do about the "waste of food" aspect of it. It does seem a fairly nasty way to go though!