V I E N N A, Austria -- The Austrian province of Vorarlberg will ban the practice of blowing up dead cows with explosives on its picture-postcard Alpine meadows, state television ORF said today.
The small, mountainous province nestled between Liechtenstein, Switzerland, and Germany lives off tourism, and authorities were worried tourists might be put off by exploding cadavers and possible contamination of groundwater.
About 20 head of cattle die on Vorarlberg's Alpine pastures each year — generally either being struck by lightning or falling down precipices. Because of the rugged terrain, helicopters usually have to be called in to remove the remains.
Given that hiring a helicopter costs about 15,000 schillings($956) a trip, some farmers have opted to blow up their dead animals at a cost of 500 schillings ($32) with the help of demolition experts, who place explosives inside。
比較可怕。blow up =explode
