Ike kills 4,000 animals, damages rice fields

Agriculture officials said late Tuesday they’ve found about 4,000 dead cows in portions of two Southeast Texas counties searched in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.

Some cows left stranded or that perished might never be found, though. “They’re being eaten by alligators,” said Kathleen Phillips, spokeswoman for the Texas AgriLife Extension Service.

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