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DianaT
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Unusual Bar-B-Que at the Dump
These guys are usually what is bar-b-qued, not the ones eating around the bar-b-que. We were quite surprised.
And a couple of scenes from the edges of the dump--such a variety in terrain and open spaces.
Diana
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Timo1
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Diane
A friend of mine owns the land of the local lndfill
He also runs cattle on the same land
They eat it all....plastic you name it
His calves got ribbons at the cattle show for health
go figure LOLLLL
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Timo1
Diane
A friend of mine owns the land of the local lndfill
He also runs cattle on the same land
They eat it all....plastic you name it
His calves got ribbons at the cattle show for health
go figure LOLLLL |
We could not believe how close they were to the fire----very, very close and when a few things popped very loudly, they were not disturbed at all.
They eat plastic? Yuk
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BajaWarrior
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Hopefully the wind will shift and burn everything there at the dump before it blows away...
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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Barbareno
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Hey!!!! That's my chair! 
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Ken Bondy
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Great landscapes Diane!! Beautiful light. ++Ken++
carpe diem!
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Don Alley
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Great pics!
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Mulegena
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These cattle don't appear too unhealthy, however we all know that eating plastic bags and such is not good.
However, to bring up another point: I've assisted in the veterinarian operating room here in Baja helping to spay dogs that live at the dump and
subsist on what they can find to eat. Even at 6 months old there is permanent internal damage to the organs; intestines in particular bear scar tissue
from their eating non-edibles in their desperate search for food.
Sad part is unless an adopter comes along the dogs are returned to the dump.
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DianaT
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Ken and Don, thanks. It was a great day for pix with all the clouds. It really is too pretty to have a dump, but the dump has to be somewhere.
Bajawarrior, they have tried to get all the trash in the one area, but it is a work in progress. That was just one small fire.
Barb, I am on my way to save your chair. Wish you two would get down here so you can enjoy that chair.
Mulegena, we really do not have that much of a homeless dog problem here. We see lots of coyotes at the dump, but have not seen any dogs. I am sure
there are some at times, but fortunately most dogs around here have a home. And this is the first time we have seen cows out there and there are
ranches near by.
There has been talk of starting to recyle plastic and we hope that happens!
Diane
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Ahh... the ubiquitous fire cow. How lucky of you to get to observe them in their natural habitat. A rare sight indeed.
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Iflyfish
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I wonder if they recognized remnants of relatives in there. Sniff, sniff, is that Uncle Charlie?? I thought he went to McDonalds.
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Yikes! I can see it now, dumpster diving cows!! It's just plain wrong!
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Yep it is a real pretty dump, Diane. Well, maybe not the dump itself... but certainly the land around it. The distance views gotta be worth the
trip!
I'd love to be out there when the clouds are fluffy and pushed by the wind.... must make for some exciting plays of light and dark across that
terrain.
Now those cows... yuck! Are they raised for meat or milk or do they just roam around being cows all their life? I really don't like to think about
eating or drinking from any beast which has been eating plastic while breathing fumes from dump items.
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I have been told that there is no facility for biological or toxic waste in Baja. so speculate where the hospital, vet clinic, etc etc trash goes.
our Loreto spay/neuter release dogs go back to the dump to feed on ????.
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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The cattle in your picture at the dump are eating anything they can to stay alive. The white or beige cow shows how starved they are. You can almost
see all their bones. I was raised on a cattle ranch and I am telling you they are eating garbage particularily vegetable scraps and anything that has
salt on or in it. My guess is that they have very little grass to eat and almost no salt at all. We used to leave 50# blocks of salt in certain
gathering areas, usually near water, so the cattle could slake their cravings for salt. If they don't get it, they will try to eat anything that
contains it, thus that's why they eat garbage. And I don't know about this rancher winning awards for the condition of his cattle, I seriously doubt
he is unless they are just fatter from eating the garbage rather than being starved in the desert. A lot of that stuff like plastic will stay in their
stomachs and never dissolve, although ruminants like cattle have several stomachs to process stuff with, so they do a better job than most. Horrible
to think what get's absorbed into the meat.
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Wingnut, you were raised on a ranch.. salt licks ... used to chip off a piece for myself.. a long time ago...
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Wingnut
The cattle in your picture at the dump are eating anything they can to stay alive. The white or beige cow shows how starved they are. You can almost
see all their bones. I was raised on a cattle ranch and I am telling you they are eating garbage particularily vegetable scraps and anything that has
salt on or in it. My guess is that they have very little grass to eat and almost no salt at all. We used to leave 50# blocks of salt in certain
gathering areas, usually near water, so the cattle could slake their cravings for salt. If they don't get it, they will try to eat anything that
contains it, thus that's why they eat garbage. And I don't know about this rancher winning awards for the condition of his cattle, I seriously doubt
he is unless they are just fatter from eating the garbage rather than being starved in the desert. A lot of that stuff like plastic will stay in their
stomachs and never dissolve, although ruminants like cattle have several stomachs to process stuff with, so they do a better job than most. Horrible
to think what get's absorbed into the meat. |
Have not seen a fat cow on any of the ranches around here----certainly do not look like any of the cattle in the states, it that is the way it is for
these desert ranchers.
As far as eating plastic? I have no idea if they eat it our not. It just looked like there were eating the garbage, but who knows.
My main surprise was that they chose to eat so close the the fire when there was plenty of other trash and garbage around that was not being burned.
Seems like these pix upset a few people ---sorry if they did, but lots of things are a part of life in Baja that are very different.
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No need to apologize, Diane. Not at all. The pix were great. I also wonder that those cows were so close to the fire. It just seems to support the
idea that they were borderline starving. In certain respects, it just supports the idea of cultural differences. Much like dogs in Baja; they always
appear to be communal.
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Not me.. it's all good..  thanks for the shots.... as usual
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Timo1
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they don't want trichanosis and want it cooked ???
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