The whole village pitched in to slaughter a buffalo and sell the meat to help the family in distress.
(Baonghean.vn) - Due to an electrical short circuit in the buffalo shed, two buffaloes belonging to a family in Vo Liet commune (Thanh Chuong district) were electrocuted to death. That same night, villagers came to help the homeowner butcher the buffaloes and sell the meat.
At 6:30 PM on April 28th, the family of Mr. Nguyen Van Truat in Thanh Tien village, Vo Liet commune, discovered that two of their buffaloes in the barn had been killed.electric shock.
Immediately after discovering the incident, Mr. Truat's family, neighbors, and local veterinary forces gathered to treat the buffalo, but they were unable to save it. These are 2buffaloThe two large animals (one female, one male) have been raised by his family for a long time.
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| Local people work together to slaughter buffaloes for meat at night. Photo: Huy Thu |
Upon inspection, it was discovered that the electrical wiring in Mr. Truật's house leading to the buffalo shed was exposed, causing both the corrugated iron roof and the shed to become electrified.
To help the family whose buffaloes had died, many villagers in Thanh Tien hamlet came to Mr. Truat's house to help butcher the two buffaloes and sell the meat.
In just two hours, all the buffalo meat was bought up by people from both within and outside the village. Everyone hoped that Mr. Truật's family would be able to recoup some of their losses and resume buffalo farming.
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| Mr. Truật's family's buffalo shed, made of iron and steel, is susceptible to electrical shock. Photo: Huy Thư |
It is known that recently, local people often use iron and steel to build cattle sheds because of their convenience, replacing wood as a building material.
This incident of two buffaloes being electrocuted to death in their barn serves as a warning to farming families raising buffalo and cattle to be careful when building barns with steel structures, to prevent short circuits that could lead to such unfortunate events.