YahooLV 0 #1 July 8, 2005 450 Sheep Jump to Their Deaths in Turkey July 08, 2005 8:30 AM EDT 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. 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."http://www.curtisglennphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #2 July 8, 2005 Clay's such a heartbreaker. Cancelled his trip to Turkey, did he?"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VanillaSkyGirl 6 #3 July 8, 2005 QuoteClay's such a heartbreaker. Cancelled his trip to Turkey, did he? Poor heartbroken girls! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
partyboy 0 #4 July 8, 2005 Thats what those sheep get for acting stupid, once again. Up High!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #5 July 8, 2005 QuoteClay's such a heartbreaker. Cancelled his trip to Turkey, did he? I dont know how Clay can live with himself now! All that death of fine little fluffy sheep, because of him. For shame Clay! For shame! Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,111 #6 July 8, 2005 >"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. And people say smoking pot isn't dangerous . . . look what it did to these poor sheep. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
