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.
Hay is dried forage vegetation used as feed for horses, cattle and other livestock during the winter months when green pasture is not available. Hay is also used as feed and bedding for many small animals such rabbits and chickens. Most hay consists of either legume crops, like alfalfa or clover, grasses, or a combination of both legumes and grasses. Hay grasses vary in different regions of the country.