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Well Im very worried about gas. The poor cow has ambled her way into the headlines over her expulsion of gas. Well we all do it. Give a human a plate of baked beans, followed by a solid helping of brussel sprouts and ..ermm... better stand well back. Whoosh! Some near delinquent youths have been known, its true, to strike matches in the vicinity of this gas escape so that their friends can watch the pyrotechnic display. Not recommended in nice households! Not recommended in any households, for fear of immediate total and spontaneous combustion.
If humans accomplish this level of gas activity then think of the poor cow in the field. She has multiple stomachs, chews and digests green , very green, grass all day, and yes youve guessed it, has even more wind than ten humans. Those humans given to this kind of thing, wouldnt want to strike any matches in the midst of a large herd after a long days grazing on the uplands. The resulting fireball could be quite a blast.. especially for the guy who strikes the match, one thinks of scorched earth and vietnamese napalm.... Bang!
What's brought all this to mind? Well a guy on sensible R4 this morning spoke of the need to cut back on cows, cut back eating meat, cull the things even, as it seems they are producing too much methane. Well its getting rediculous now...this eternal Green quest. Animals have managed quite well on the planet up til now and the planet has managed very well with the animals.
The whole Green things is going bananas. Seen that advert on TV, one sheet of toilet paper for all, switch off all lights, switch off your red standby buttons. As if those small beer things will make any difference, while the larger nations USA, China, India, Russia, spew out nasty emissions quite liberally with no restraint.
So I say...leave the cows alone. Let them graze happily away forever, in green fields lit by slanting suns, for a planet without sights like that might not be worth saving anyway.