Besides being major sources of greenhouse gases themselves, cows and chickens and pigs are all extremely vulnerable to heat. During the summer of 2022, thousands of cows died from heat stress in Kansas feedlots and had to be buried in landfills and hastily dug pits. In Texas, increasing heat is encouraging the return of Texas cattle fever, a deadly tick-borne disease that can wipe out herds and that ranchers spent decades trying to eradicate. As temperatures rise, keeping animals cool will become more difficult and expensive. Air-conditioned cows, anyone? The transportation of animals in hot
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