Why not put the bodies out for scavengers?
The town where I live has more land devoted to cemetaries than parks.
I've read numerous articles talking about corpse bacteria showing up in drinking water. Because scavengers will take care of the body a lot faster than decomposition, it seems like that wouldn't be as much of a problem if the body's left out for animals.
So what is the point of devoting so much (the land required for cemetaries, materials required for a casket/urn, and the fuel required for cremation) to decaying matter?
2007-08-08
21:14:44
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