Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

Culture

A truck full of cows crashed in Kansas City. It reveals a bigger everyday horror.

Very often, a viral news story about animals is a comedy to its audience and an unmitigated tragedy to its subjects. That was the case this past weekend, as footage of bands of juvenile cows dashing through the streets of Kansas City stampeded across the internet. The details are as follows: Last weekend, in the […]

A truck full of cows crashed in Kansas City. It reveals a bigger everyday horror.

On October 18, a truck carrying approximately 120 young cattle crashed in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, resulting in the death of dozens of the animals and injury to others. The incident, captured on video and shared widely on social media, garnered both amusement and concern from viewers. The truck driver and another individual sustained minor injuries.

Authorities rounded up the remaining animals by day's end. Although the footage may appear amusing, it highlights a significant and largely overlooked issue in modern animal agriculture: the often traumatic and dangerous journeys that livestock endure during transportation.

Written by urgent.news from Vox's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

Read the original at vox.com →

More in Culture

Saturday football open thread

Good morning! Tottenham Hotspur Women are playing in the North London Derby today at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but if you’re not into Spurs Women (weird!) or like watching other Premier League…

More from Saturday 24 October →