Photo: Jack Tummers (www.jacktummers.nl)
Since 2006 over 1 million animals in the Netherlands have fallen victim to barn fires (exact number is 1,142,083). Barns fall under the same jurisdiction as “light industry” and thus are not equiped with sprinkler systems nor have to follow strict regulations regarding type of building material used or safe housing of electric utilities. Organizations such as Wakker Dier in the Netherlands are shedding light on this disgrace and taking legal action so that this changes.