In parts of Texas hit by Hurricane Ike, an estimated 20,000 cows and horses roamed free. Four thousand cows had been found dead, and officials thought that many more would never be found. "They are being eaten," said Texas AgriLife Extension Service spokeswoman, Kathleen Phillips, "by alligators".
Courtesy: Sam Stark, Harper's Weekly, Sep.23, 2008.
Wikipedia article on "HURRICANE IKE":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Ike
Grateful thanks to Sam Stark, Harper's Weekly and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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