BREAKING DOWN 'Unintentional Tort'. In certain cases, a person causing an accident may be held legally responsible for their negligence and may have to pay a plaintiff for physical injuries, property damage and/or financial loss.
Straw is normally used for a bedding material, while hay is used as a feed supplement. Straw is dried out and works well for building nests and providing cushioning for animals to sleep in. It is not moist like hay and is unlikely to mold.
1 Response. Hi: I woiuld not use hay for a mulch because it is a very different product from straw, Hay is cut before maturity of the grass and so it is green to some degree and may well include seed of the grass. Straw is the residue left over after the seed of the grass or grain is removed. The straw is often bundled and used for other applications and world-wide, it is used extensively as a mulch. And it is well-documented to lower soil temperatures, cvonserve moisture and suppress weeds, among other contributions.