518,973 Farm Animals Killed
| Location | Date | Deaths | Species |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Laveen |
May 30, 2022 | 103 | Multiple species: 60 chickens, 40 goats, 2 dogs and 1 sheep Read more |
| Alaska North Pole |
Feb 3, 2022 | 44 | Multiple species: 10 goats, 12 rabbits, 20 chickens and other animals Read more |
| California Sacramento |
Apr 9, 2022 | 5 | Multiple species: horses and other animals Read more |
| California Jurupa Valley |
Feb 28, 2022 | 16 | Multiple species: 15 horses and 1 goat Read more |
| California Ventura County |
Feb 19, 2022 | 16 | Multiple species: 6 horses and 10 goats Read more |
| Connecticut Norwich |
Jan 11, 2022 | 1 | Calf Read more |
| Illinois Marengo |
Dec 24, 2022 | 24 | Multiple species: sheep and chickens Read more |
| Illinois Peoria |
Dec 22, 2022 | 4 | Multiple species: sheep and rabbits Read more |
| Illinois Strawn |
Dec 22, 2022 | 90 | Cows Read more |
| Illinois Columbia |
Dec 14, 2022 | 12 | Chickens Read more |
| Illinois Wauconda |
Sep 29, 2022 | 5 | Multiple species: rabbits and geese Read more |
| Illinois Chatham |
Mar 2, 2022 | 4 | Chicks Read more |
| Illinois Lake Villa |
Feb 14, 2022 | 28 | Birds Read more |
| Illinois Ellsworth |
Feb 5, 2022 | 12 | Horses Read more |
| Illinois Baker |
Jan 27, 2022 | 4 | Goats Read more |
| Indiana West Terre Haute |
Dec 23, 2022 | 4 | Animals (species not specified) Read more |
| Indiana LaPorte County |
Dec 21, 2022 | 10 | Pigs Read more |
| Indiana Daviess County |
Nov 10, 2022 | 5 | Multiple species: a dog, puppies, and 2 calves Read more |
| Indiana Kankakee Township |
Oct 13, 2022 | 34 | Multiple species: 4 horses, 6 goats, 24 chickens Read more |
| Indiana Millerburg |
Apr 12, 2022 | 15,000 | Ducks Read more |
| Indiana Harrison Township |
Feb 1, 2022 | 3 | Cows Read more |
| Indiana Martinsville |
Jan 6, 2022 | 2 | Horses Read more |
| Iowa Cascade |
Dec 2, 2022 | 30 | Pigs Read more |
| Iowa Hawarden |
Mar 29, 2022 | 1,000 | Pigs Read more
Note: Exact number not released but believed to be well over 1,000 |
| Iowa Anamosa |
Mar 29, 2022 | 8 | Multiple species: 6 goats, 1 dog and 1 pig Read more |
| Kansas Manhattan |
Oct 5, 2022 | 6 | Chickens, geese and ducks Read more |
| Kansas Emporia |
Feb 15, 2022 | 2 | Horses Read more |
| Kansas Osage County |
Jan 4, 2022 | 4 | Animals (species not specified) Read more |
| Kentucky Pendleton |
Jun 30, 2022 | 9 | Horses Read more |
| Kentucky Georgetown |
May 1, 2022 | 25 | Horses Read more |
| Kentucky Lexington |
Mar 6, 2022 | 3 | Horses Read more |
| Kentucky Prospect |
Feb 27, 2022 | 1 | Horse Read more |
| Louisiana Allen Parish |
Jun 28, 2022 | 1 | Horse Read more |
| Louisiana Breaux Bridge |
Feb 6, 2022 | 3 | Horses Read more |
| Louisiana Benton |
Jan 22, 2022 | 4 | Horses Read more |
| Maine Gorham |
Aug 9, 2022 | 6 | Cows Read more |
| Maine Eastbrook |
Jun 8, 2022 | 2 | Animals (species not specified) Read more |
| Massachusetts Plympton |
Apr 19, 2022 | 1 | Horse Read more |
| Maryland Potomac |
Mar 10, 2022 | 1 | Horse Read more |
| Michigan Niles |
Dec 16, 2022 | 11 | Pigs Read more |
| Michigan Reading |
Oct 17, 2022 | 6 | Multiple species: pigs, goats and other unspecified animals Read more |
| Michigan Holland Township |
Jun 9, 2022 | 3 | Animals (species not specified) Read more |
| Michigan Sanborn Township |
May 8, 2022 | 4 | Animals (species not specified) Read more |
| Michigan Quincy |
Apr 25, 2022 | 34 | Multiple species: 30 pigs and 4 sheep Read more |
| Michigan Covert Township |
Feb 15, 2022 | 3 | Goats Read more |
| Michigan Mussey Township |
Jan 25, 2022 | 2 | Goats Read more |
| Michigan Emmett Township |
Jan 5, 2022 | 5 | Multiple species: a kangaroo, ferretts and rabbits Read more |
| Minnesota East Chain |
Sep 29, 2022 | 100 | Pigs Read more
Note: Exact number not released, but believed to be well over 100 |
| Minnesota Beaver Falls Township |
Sep 29, 2022 | 30,000 | Turkeys Read more |
| Minnesota Little Falls |
Jul 15, 2022 | 51 | Multiple species: pigs and chickens Read more |
| Minnesota Henning |
May 13, 2022 | 1,004 | Multiple species: 1,000 goats and 4 puppies Read more |
| Minnesota Howard Lake |
May 29, 2022 | 200,000 | Chickens Read more |
| Minnesota Adrian |
Apr 23, 2022 | 17 | Sheep Read more |
| Minnesota Albert Lea |
Apr 5, 2022 | 20 | Chickens Read more |
| Minnesota Eyota Township |
Mar 24, 2022 | 2,500 | Pigs Read more |
| Minnesota Thomson Township |
Mar 16, 2022 | 70 | Sheep Read more |
| Minnesota Kalmar Township |
Feb 24, 2022 | 19 | Multiple species: 4 calves, 9 pigs and 6 chickens Read more |
| Minnesota Nowthen |
Jan 21, 2022 | 4 | Animals (species not specified) Read more |
| Mississippi Laurel |
May 1, 2022 | 2,000 | Chickens Read more
Note: Exact number not released but believed to be well over 2,000 |
| Missouri Fenton |
Nov 10, 2022 | 6 | Multiple species: 5 horses and 1 calf Read more |
| Missouri Knob Noster |
Nov 12, 2022 | 100 | Chickens Read more
Note: Exact number not released |
| Missouri Greene County |
Feb 28, 2022 | 61 | Goats Read more |
| Missouri Galt |
Feb 12, 2022 | 3 | Sheep Read more |
| Nebraska Bennington |
Feb 3, 2022 | 11 | Horses Read more |
| New Hampshire New Ipswich |
Apr 25, 2022 | 12 | Chicks Read more |
| New York DeKalb |
Dec 29, 2022 | 3 | Horses Read more |
| New York Mendon |
Dec 8, 2022 | 6 | Muliple species: ducks, geese and chickens Read more |
| New York Otisco |
Dec 3, 2022 | 3 | Animals (species not specified) Read more |
| New York Gainesville |
Oct 22, 2022 | 1 | Cows Read more |
| New York Westville |
Aug 19, 2022 | 3 | Cows Read more |
| New York North Pharsalia |
Jul 15, 2022 | 1 | Calf Read more |
| New York Otisco |
Jul 12, 2022 | 5 | Dogs Read more |
| New York Gouverneur |
May 31, 2022 | 20 | Animals (species not specified) Read more |
| New York Boonville |
Mar 8, 2022 | 5 | Pigs Read more |
| New York Bath |
Feb 25, 2022 | 1 | Calf Read more |
| New York Dekalb |
Feb 20, 2022 | 2 | Cows Read more |
| New York Fabius |
Feb 3, 2022 | 14 | Puppies Read more |
| New York Morristown |
Jan 27, 2022 | 40 | Cows Read more |
| New York Burke |
Jan 12, 2022 | 100 | Cows Read more |
| New York Ancram |
Jan 5, 2022 | 3 | Multiple species: 2 peacocks and 1 goat Read more |
| North Carolina Ashland County |
Jan 13, 2022 | 3 | Chickens Read more |
| Ohio Lima |
Dec 28, 2022 | 40 | Multiple species: 35 cattle and 5 dogs Read more |
| Ohio Perry Township |
Dec 19, 2022 | 5 | Animals (species not specified) Read more |
| Ohio West Township |
Jul 15, 2022 | 65 | Calves Read more |
| Ohio New Russia Township |
Jul 1, 2022 | 14 | Multiple species: 4 horses, a goat, a dog, several cats, chickens and turkeys Read more |
| Ohio Minerva |
Jun 14, 2022 | 1 | Horse Read more |
| Ohio Chesterfield Township |
Mar 3, 2022 | 180 | Pigs Read more |
| Ohio Darke County |
Mar 3, 2022 | 2,000 | Pigs Read more |
| Pennsylvania Lebanon |
Dec 13, 2022 | 250,000 | Chickens Read more |
| Pennsylvania Hepburn Township |
Oct 17, 2022 | 1 | Horse Read more |
| Pennsylvania Earl Township |
Aug 31, 2022 | 52 | Multiple species: 48 cows and 4 horses Read more |
| Pennsylvania Honey Brook Township |
Jun 21, 2022 | 21 | Multiple species: 20 goats and 1 calf Read more |
| Pennsylvania Bethel Township |
May 28, 2022 | 20 | Chickens Read more |
| Pennsylvania Adams Township |
Apr 25, 2022 | 18 | Multiple species: 8 cows, 6 goats and 4 horses Read more |
| Pennsylvania DuBois |
Apr 13, 2022 | 31 | Chickens Read more |
| Pennsylvania Mount Pleasant Township |
Mar 18, 2022 | 15 | Pigs Read more |
| Pennsylvania West Carroll Township |
Feb 18, 2022 | 2 | Pigs Read more |
| Pennsylvania French Creek Township |
Feb 18, 2022 | 49 | Multiple species: 40 chickens, 5 turkeys, 1 pig, 2 ducks and 1 rabbit Read more |
| Pennsylvania Centerville |
Feb 12, 2022 | 6 | Multiple species: cows, pigs, chickens Read more |
| Pennsylvania Bedford County |
Feb 1, 2022 | 90 | Cows Read more |
| Rhode Island Warren |
Apr 16, 2022 | 106 | Multiple species: 6 cows and 100 ducks and chickens Read more |
| South Carolina Lexington |
Oct 21, 2022 | 7,000 | Chickens Read more |
| South Dakota Brookings |
Aug 4, 2022 | 27 | Multiple species: 5 goats, 12 chickens and 10 cats Read more |
| Tennessee McKenzie |
Mar 1, 2022 | 8 | Pigs Read more |
| Texas Beaumont |
Oct 4, 2022 | 7 | Horses Read more |
| Texas Houston |
Sep 23, 2022 | 15 | Horses Read more |
| Texas Newton County |
Jan 20, 2022 | 3 | Dogs Read more |
| Vermont Grand Isle |
Dec 12, 2022 | 40 | Cows Read more |
| Vermont Sheldon |
Jul 11, 2022 | 4 | Chickens Read more |
| Vermont East Montpelier |
May 2, 2022 | 2 | Horses Read more |
| Vermont Stowe |
Feb 2, 2022 | 101 | Cows Read more |
| Vermont Alburgh |
Feb 1, 2022 | 20 | Multiple species: horses, cows, lambs and chickens Read more |
| Virginia Hanover |
Sep 9, 2022 | 9 | Horses Read more |
| Virginia Gainesville |
May 8, 2022 | 527 | Multiple species: 500 chicks, 20 ducks, 4 dogs and 3 pigs Read more |
| Virginia Fredericksburg |
Jan 16, 2022 | 4 | Horses Read more |
| Washington Oak Harbor |
May 18, 2022 | 2 | Goats Read more |
| Washington Seabeck |
Apr 28, 2022 | 5 | Multiple species: sheep, chicken, turkeys and ducks Read more |
| Washington Carlton |
Mar 10, 2022 | 5 | Goats Read more |
| Wisconsin Rhine |
Dec 21, 2022 | 6 | Multiple species: a number of chickens, guinea pigs and rabbits Read more |
| Wisconsin Scott |
Nov 24, 2022 | 10 | Calves Read more |
| Wisconsin Port Washington |
Nov 22, 2022 | 24 | Cows Read more |
| Wisconsin Angelica |
Oct 13, 2022 | 60 | Pigs Read more |
| Wisconsin Cleveland |
Aug 8, 2022 | 30 | Goats Read more |
| Wisconsin Alto |
May 13, 2022 | 5 | Multiple species: 4 goats and 1 cat Read more |
| Wisconsin Lincoln |
May 10, 2022 | 3 | Cows Read more |
| Wisconsin Eden |
May 10, 2022 | 4 | Cows Read more |
| Wisconsin Levis |
Apr 30, 2022 | 6 | Horses Read more |
| Wisconsin Chetek |
Apr 17, 2022 | 2 | Animals (species not specified) Read more |
| Wisconsin Oconomowoc |
Apr 1, 2022 | 12 | Chickens Read more |
| Wisconsin Pardeeville |
Mar 23, 2022 | 5,300 | Chickens Read more |
| Wisconsin Lincoln |
Mar 20, 2022 | 100 | Cows Read more |
| Wisconsin Sparta |
Feb 15, 2022 | 34 | Multiple species: chickens, guinea pigs, ducks, 1 pig, 1 dog Read more |
| Wisconsin Springfield |
Feb 14, 2022 | 2 | Calves Read more |
| Wisconsin Fond du Lac |
Feb 1, 2022 | 8 | Multiple species: 2 goats and 6 ducks Read more |
| Wisconsin Addison |
Jan 26, 2022 | 13 | Multiple species: 1 horse, 4 cats, 4 ducks and 4 chickens Read more |
| Wisconsin Polk |
Jan 25, 2022 | 15 | Chickens Read more |
| Wisconsin Millwood Township |
Jan 4, 2022 | 48 | Cows Read more |
| Wyoming South Park |
Feb 1, 2022 | 4 | Chickens Read more |
Last Updated on January 5, 2023
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