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Worth Sharing: Where Do Cows Go When They Die?

Chico State Today

October 23, 2025

For many ranchers across California, the death of a cow or other livestock on their property used to mean calling in a truck and hauling carcasses to a far-off rendering plant—costing lots of time, money, and greenhouse gas emissions.

A new law changes that, thanks to animal and range science Professor Kasey DeAtley. 

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Image of cows in field.

Photo Credit: Jason Halley/University Photographer

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