The whole neighborhood joined hands to slaughter a buffalo and sell its meat to help a family in need.
(Baonghean.vn) - Due to an electrical short circuit leading to the buffalo pen, two buffaloes of a family in Vo Liet commune (Thanh Chuong) were electrocuted to death. That same night, villagers came to help the homeowner slaughter the buffaloes and sell the meat.
At 6:30 p.m. on April 28, Mr. Nguyen Van Truat's family in Thanh Tien village, Vo Liet commune discovered that their two buffaloes in the barn had been robbed.electric shock
Immediately after discovering the incident, Mr. Truat's family, neighbors and local veterinary forces gathered to treat the buffalo but could not save it. These are the 2buffalolarge (1 female, 1 male) raised by his family for a long time.
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Local people join hands to slaughter buffaloes and sell meat at night. Photo: Huy Thu |
Through inspection, it was found that the power source in Mr. Truat's house leading to the buffalo pen was exposed, causing the metal roof and buffalo pen to be electrified.
To help the family whose buffalo died, many people in Thanh Tien village came to Mr. Truat's house to help butcher the buffalo, cutting up two buffaloes to sell.
After only 2 hours, all the buffalo meat was bought by people in and outside the neighborhood. Everyone hoped that Mr. Truat's family would be able to "recover" some of the loss to resume raising cattle.
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Mr. Truat's family's buffalo pen is made of iron and steel, which is easily electrified. Photo: Huy Thu |
It is known that recently, local people often use iron and steel to build buffalo and cow pens, because of its convenience, replacing wood.
The incident of two buffaloes being electrocuted to death in a barn has warned farmers raising buffaloes and cows to be careful when building barns out of iron and steel to prevent electrical short circuits, leading to unfortunate incidents.