681,825 Farm Animals Killed
| Location | Date | Deaths | Species |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Arlington |
Mar 6, 2021 | 166,000 | Chickens Read more |
| California Knightsen |
Dec 8, 2021 | 14 | Goats Read more |
| California New Castle |
Feb 21, 2021 | 40 | Multiple species: baby tortoises, geese, ducklings, chicks, pigeons and an iguana Read more |
| Colorado Kersey |
Dec 1, 2021 | 60 | Cows Read more |
| Georgia Gainesville |
Feb 22, 2021 | 17,000 | Chickens Read more |
| Idaho Idaho Falls |
Mar 26, 2021 | 206 | Multiple species: 200 pigs and 6 lambs Read more |
| Illinois Rockford |
Dec 16, 2021 | 11 | Multiple species: horses, goats, and chickens Read more |
| Illinois Gila |
Jan 12, 2021 | 10,000 | Pigs Read more |
| Indiana Garrett |
Nov 4, 2021 | 3 | Calves Read more |
| Indiana Goshen |
Sep 19, 2021 | 29 | Multiple species: 23 cows and 6 horses Read more |
| Indiana Elkhart County |
Sep 18, 2021 | 3 | Cows Read more |
| Indiana Gary |
Sep 18, 2021 | 4 | Horses Read more |
| Indiana Boone Grove |
Feb 19, 2021 | 3 | Calves Read more |
| Indiana Washington |
Feb 15, 2021 | 3 | Turkeys Read more |
| Iowa Clearfield |
Nov 27, 2021 | 200,000 | Chickens Read more |
| Iowa Rock Rapids |
June 21, 2021 | 40 | Pigs Read more |
| Iowa Akron |
June 7, 2021 | 100 | Pigs Read more
Note: Believed to be over 100, but exact number not released |
| Iowa Monticello |
June 5, 2021 | 4 | Animals (species not specified) Read more |
| Iowa Albert City |
May 23, 2021 | 7,500 | Turkeys Read more |
| Iowa Bartlett |
Apr 5, 2021 | 11 | Horses Read more |
| Iowa Walnut |
Feb 17, 2021 | 100 | Pigs Read more |
| Iowa Riverside |
Feb 17, 2021 | 5 | Multiple species: sheep and chickens Read more |
| Iowa Jefferson |
Feb 6, 2021 | 4 | Multiple species: 3 goats and a dog Read more |
| Kansas Saline County |
Apr 27, 2021 | 2 | Calves Read more |
| Kentucky Scott County |
Dec 25, 2021 | 3 | Horses Read more |
| Kentucky Bardstown |
Apr 23, 2021 | 51 | Dogs Read more |
| Louisiana Elm Grove |
Feb 20, 2021 | 7 | Horses Read more |
| Maryland Crisfield |
Apr 18, 2021 | 27,000 | Chickens Read more |
| Massachusetts Bernardston |
Apr 23, 2021 | 8 | Goats Read more |
| Massachusetts Natick |
Mar 17, 2021 | 3 | Pigs Read more |
| Michigan Olive Township |
Aug 11, 2021 | 5 | Horses Read more |
| Michigan Dover Township |
Jul 5, 2021 | 30 | Cows Read more |
| Michigan Leslie Township |
May 4, 2021 | 3 | Chickens Read more |
| Michigan Chikaming Township |
Mar 4, 2021 | 8 | Multiple species: 4 llama, a peacock and 3 chickens Read more |
| Michigan Salem Township |
Feb 16, 2021 | 3 | Horses Read more |
| Michigan Coopersville |
Feb 17, 2021 | 16,500 | Turkeys Read more |
| Michigan Burtchville Township |
Feb 13, 2021 | 7 | Multiple species: dogs, chickens and rabbits Read more |
| Michigan Summit Township |
Feb 12, 2021 | 36 | Multiple species: chickens, guinea hens, goats and a pig Read more |
| Minnesota Hollandale |
Oct 10, 2021 | 117 | Rabbits Read more |
| Minnesota Beaver Falls Township |
Aug 18, 2021 | 26,500 | Turkeys Read more |
| Minnesota Frazee |
Jul 9, 2021 | 7,000 | Pigs Read more |
| Minnesota Waseca County |
May 16, 2021 | 12,000 | Pigs Read more |
| Minnesota Belle Plaine |
Apr 19, 2021 | 4 | Chickens Read more |
| Minnesota Wadena Township |
Mar 20, 2021 | 11 | Chickens Read more |
| Minnesota Waseca |
Mar 2, 2021 | 3 | Multiple species: 2 goats and a pig Read more |
| Minnesota Swede Grove Township |
Jan 4, 2021 | 25 | Calves Read more |
| Missouri Mountain Grove |
May 8, 2021 | 250 | Chickens Read more
Note: Number includes chickens that were killed and ran away according to officials. |
| Missouri West Quincy |
Apr 13, 2021 | 30 | Pigs Read more |
| Missouri Eugene |
Mar 26, 2021 | 5 | Pigs Read more |
| Missouri Knox County |
Mar 16, 2021 | 22 | Goats Read more |
| Missouri Columbia |
Feb 21, 2021 | 3 | Cows Read more |
| Missouri Cape Girardeau |
Feb 18, 2021 | 10 | Horses Read more |
| Nebraska Bellevue |
Dec 19, 2021 | 6 | Horses Read more |
| Nebraska Holdrege |
May 31, 2021 | 3 | Chickens Read more |
| Nebraska Boone County |
May 12, 2021 | 10,000 | Pigs Read more |
| Nebraska Sheridan County |
Feb 15, 2021 | 4 | Cows Read more |
| New Hampshire Stratham |
May 10, 2021 | 300 | Chickens Read more |
| New York Cicero |
Dec 24, 2021 | 2 | Chickens Read more |
| New York Lockport |
Dec 17, 2021 | 18 | Multiple species: 3 goats and 15 chickens Read more |
| New York Cohocton |
Dec 3, 2021 | 2 | Dogs Read more |
| New York Ellisburg |
Oct 21, 2021 | 201 | Cows Read more |
| New York Camillus |
Aug 12, 2021 | 1 | Bull Read more |
| New York Montgomery County |
June 23, 2021 | 8 | Multiple species: 4 horses and 4 dogs Read more |
| New York Cambria |
May 6, 2021 | 5 | Chickens Read more |
| New York Lee Center |
Apr 29, 2021 | 60 | Cows Read more |
| New York Elmont |
Apr 13, 2021 | 2 | Horses Read more |
| New York Rotterdam Junction |
Apr 1, 2021 | 7 | Sheep Read more |
| New York Romulus |
Feb 22, 2021 | 6 | Multiple species: dogs and cows Read more |
| New York Baldwinsville |
Feb 22, 2021 | 20 | Multiple species: pigs, goats and birds Read more |
| New York Rossie |
Feb 11, 2021 | 75 | Multiple species: quail, peacocks, rabbits, chickens and a pig Read more |
| New York Rome |
Feb 4, 2021 | 2 | Chickens Read more |
| North Carolina Clarkesville |
Dec 28, 2021 | 25,000 | Chickens Read more |
| North Carolina Shelby |
Sep 27, 2021 | 9,500 | Chickens Read more |
| North Carolina Rockingham |
May 29, 2021 | 19,000 | Chickens Read more |
| Oklahoma McLoud |
Jan 20, 2021 | 170 | Multiple species: chickens, roosters, pigs and cows Read more |
| Ohio Fremont |
Sep 27, 2021 | 12 | Multiple species: cattle, pigs, goats, llamas, and a horse Read more |
| Ohio Darke County |
Aug 26, 2021 | 6,000 | Turkeys Read more |
| Ohio Convoy |
Jul 3, 2021 | 3 | Cows Read more |
| Ohio Bowling Green |
Mar 24, 2021 | 1,000 | Chickens Read more
Note: Believed to be over 1,000, but exact number not released |
| Ohio Piqua |
Feb 22, 2021 | 4 | Goats Read more |
| Ohio Woodville Township |
Feb 22, 2021 | 6 | Multiple species: goats and cattle Read more |
| Ohio Adams County |
Jan 28, 2021 | 4 | Multiple species including 1 calf Read more |
| Ohio Dover |
Jan 13, 2021 | 2 | Goats Read more |
| Pennsylvania Butler |
Dec 27, 2021 | 3 | Cows Read more |
| Pennsylvania Newport |
Dec 23, 2021 | 17,000 | Turkeys Read more |
| Pennsylvania Gettysburg |
Dec 14, 2021 | 2 | Rabbits Read more |
| Pennsylvania Benton |
Sep 27, 2021 | 3 | Horses Read more |
| Pennsylvania Buffalo Township |
Sep 18, 2021 | 32,000 | Chicks Read more |
| Pennsylvania Everett |
Sep 8, 2021 | 3 | Pigs Read more |
| Pennsylvania Benton Township |
Aug 31, 2021 | 120 | Cows Read more |
| Pennsylvania Maxatawny Township |
Jun 12, 2021 | 1 | Cow Read more |
| Pennsylvania Greenfield Township |
Jun 11, 2021 | 3 | Cows Read more |
| Pennsylvania Pocopson Township |
Mar 14, 2021 | 2 | Horses Read more |
| Pennsylvania Bullskin Township |
Mar 2, 2021 | 2 | Pigs Read more |
| Pennsylvania Shenango Township |
Mar 2, 2021 | 35 | Chickens Read more |
| Pennsylvania Upper Bern Township |
Jan 21, 2021 | 67,000 | Chickens Read more |
| Rhode Island Johnston |
Apr 21, 2021 | 3,000 | Chickens Read more |
| Tennessee Piney Flats |
Jul 4, 2021 | 3 | Goats Read more |
| Tennessee Rutherford County |
May 16, 2021 | 5 | Chickens |
| Tennessee Greeneville |
Mar 29, 2021 | 140 | Chickens Read more |
| Utah Rush Valley |
May 7, 2021 | 15 | Multiple species: 10 chickens and 5 goats Read more |
| Vermont Vernon |
Nov 15, 2021 | 3 | Cows Read more |
| Virginia Dinwiddie County |
Dec 14, 2021 | 9 | Calves Read more |
| Virginia Suffolk |
Jan 1, 2021 | 70 | Rabbits Read more |
| West Virginia Augusta |
Dec 21, 2021 | 6 | Pigs Read more |
| West Virginia Milton |
Sep 4, 2021 | 4 | Goats Read more |
| Wisconsin Pound |
Dec 19, 2021 | 3 | Cows Read more |
| Wisconsin Portland |
Nov 5, 2021 | 125 | Birds Read more |
| Wisconsin Union Grove |
Aug 2, 2021 | 2 | Goats Read more |
| Wisconsin Greenville |
May 9, 2021 | 3 | Chickens Read more |
| Wisconsin Ixonia |
Feb 12, 2021 | 18 | Calves Read more |
| Wisconsin Barronett |
Jan 21, 2021 | 32 | Multiple species: 30 sheep and 2 chickens Read more |
| Wyoming Casper |
Dec 14, 2021 | 3 | Chickens Read more |
Last Updated on January 3, 2022
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