Mass Suicide Leap in Turkey, 450 Dead

dgridley · 07-08-2005, 10:23 AM

So, ok.. they were sheep..

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...800553_pf.html

ISTANBUL, Turkey -- First one sheep jumped to its death. Then stunned Turkish shepherds, who had left the herd to graze while they had breakfast, watched as nearly 1,500 others followed, each leaping off the same cliff, Turkish media reported.
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In the end, 450 dead animals lay on top of one another in a billowy white pile, the Aksam newspaper said. Those who jumped later were saved as the pile got higher and the fall more cushioned, Aksam reported.

"There's nothing we can do. They're all wasted," Nevzat Bayhan, a member of one of 26 families whose sheep were grazing together in the herd, was quoted as saying by Aksam.

The estimated loss to families in the town of Gevas, located in Van province in eastern Turkey, tops $100,000, a significant amount of money in a country where average GDP per head is around $2,700.

"Every family had an average of 20 sheep," Aksam quoted another villager, Abdullah Hazar as saying. "But now only a few families have sheep left. It's going to be hard for us."

Baaa!

ZuraX · 07-08-2005, 01:10 PM

LMAO!!! ohhh man! I would have been p*ssing myself if I was there.

beanochris · 07-08-2005, 01:11 PM

450 dead sheep! No lamb butties for me tonight! This is truly a saddening day for the meat industry.

Peter · 07-08-2005, 02:17 PM

I thought it was lemmings that were meant to do that lol.

dvduval · 07-08-2005, 02:35 PM

That's terrible. I hate to know that any creature is suffering.

True_Snake · 07-08-2005, 02:53 PM

That is sad. We should be grateful that we have a more functioning mind than animals. I say that in all sincerity.

Good Luck to their owners!

True_Snake

kektex · 07-08-2005, 04:07 PM

I read this story earlier today and I was like "what the hell happened here??"
I know lemmings do this but lambs??
The smart ones were the last ones to jump...they landed on a huge lamb pillow.

The Equivocate · 07-08-2005, 07:26 PM

What the hell would compel 1,500 lambs to jump off a cliff?

Humdizzy · 07-08-2005, 09:44 PM

They probably didn't wan't to face the gruesome death of being mass butchered.

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dgridley NamePros Legend Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SW Missouri Posts: 18,396 Follow @davew3b	Mass Suicide Leap in Turkey, 450 Dead So, ok.. they were sheep.. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...800553_pf.html ISTANBUL, Turkey -- First one sheep jumped to its death. Then stunned Turkish shepherds, who had left the herd to graze while they had breakfast, watched as nearly 1,500 others followed, each leaping off the same cliff, Turkish media reported. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/the-break-room/105004-mass-suicide-leap-turkey-450-dead.html In the end, 450 dead animals lay on top of one another in a billowy white pile, the Aksam newspaper said. Those who jumped later were saved as the pile got higher and the fall more cushioned, Aksam reported. "There's nothing we can do. They're all wasted," Nevzat Bayhan, a member of one of 26 families whose sheep were grazing together in the herd, was quoted as saying by Aksam. The estimated loss to families in the town of Gevas, located in Van province in eastern Turkey, tops $100,000, a significant amount of money in a country where average GDP per head is around $2,700. "Every family had an average of 20 sheep," Aksam quoted another villager, Abdullah Hazar as saying. "But now only a few families have sheep left. It's going to be hard for us." Baaa! __________________ davew3b tumblr blog \| davew3b posterous blog

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beanochris NamePros Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Belfast, N.Ireland Posts: 116	450 dead sheep! No lamb butties for me tonight! This is truly a saddening day for the meat industry.

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