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[RC] carcass disposal - Kitley, Carrie E Civ USAF AFSPC 30 MDSS/SGSLF

Ok, that does make sense, thanks for the clarification.  :)
Carrie

Most likely it has to do with public health issues - either human, live
stock or both. When I was growing up in KY it was a major fine to bury a
dead cow on your property - no matter how large. It had to do with
preventing the spreading of a certain contagious disease - black leg
fever. Blackleg came from a spore that could live in the soil for many
years. If you left put the dead in the ground you were adding to the
spore content of the soil. 

If we had a dead cow we called the county agent and a truck would come
out and haul the cow to an incinerator. While some laws may seem silly -
they might be based in historically valid reasons.

Truman



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