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-Short Attention Span Theater-

Delhi given one week to clear away sacred cows

2005-05-01

Armed with stun guns and ~~really, really~~ large nets, officials will be out on the streets of the Indian capital in their hundreds this week as the capital gets tough in its mission to eradicate stray cattle.

Here cow, he-r-r-e-e cow ...

The problem of New Delhi's rampaging cow population has become so severe that the High Court has issued city authorities with a one-week ultimatum to clear the streets of illegally roaming animals. The crackdown is likely to end in violence as the owners of the city's 3,500 illegal street dairies fiercely resist all attempts to round up the beasts.

Although tourists are charmed by the sight of traffic brought to a standstill by cows grazing on the city's highways, Delhi's residents are increasingly disgusted by the disruption and danger that cattle pose. Almost every week new stories of their savagery hit the front pages. Last February, a retired railway official and a maid were gored to death by a wild bull, and in March a Hindu priest was attacked and killed by a cow.

Obviously the Hindu reverence for cows isn't mutual.

Despite a two-year clean-up campaign, officials estimate 32,000 cows remain. Failure to solve the problem led to this week's court ultimatum. Officials' reluctance stems not from respect for the cow as a holy Hindu animal, but from fear of reprisals.

At the heart of the problem are the city's illegal dairies whose owners allow the cattle to graze untended during the day before rounding them up for milking in the evenings. These small businesses are often protected by powerful local interests, and have responded with gang violence to attempts to confiscate their animals. 'Our officials are beaten up whenever they go to catch stray cattle,' a lawyer for the municipal council told the court.

"Sic 'em, Bessie!"

Posted by:Steve White

#15 Dear Lord, no! Not Vogon (Yes, I do believe you spellt that right, CF). Mucky is more along the lines of eecummings or Elizabeth Barret Browning -- utter nonsense until you tilt into his particular stream of consciousness (and learn to decode his unique spelling) ;-) And no, not at all like Rantburg's special correspondent JosephMendiola.

Posted by: trailing wife 2005-05-01 11:04:37 PM

#14 Is that 'poet' as in 'Vogon poetry'?

(I think I spelled that right - been 20 years since I read the books)

Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-05-01 7:21:45 PM

#13 Thank you, half. Mucky is a true modern poet. I'm so glad he found us, and stayed long enough to get over his prejudices and share his true, wiser self.

Posted by: trailing wife 2005-05-01 7:04:34 PM

#12 juster a tast of pure Muck...

thisn my revyoo im posterd at epinions. they ban me from public viewin so imaposterin it here:

bringer towl
Apr 30 '05

Pros
their is no nudity or foul langwage in thes moviee

Cons
their is no nudity or foul langwage in thes moviee

The Bottom Line
ima saw thisn at teh movee theatre. why is it ask me dvd or vhs? goddamit! thisn as bad as papar or plastic!

Full Review
Plot Details: This opinion reveals major details about the movie''s plot.
today ima went an watcherd em moovie hichhikers guyde to em galaxee. itn purdy funy with lotta speshel afects and whitey one liners. itn base on em book by dug atoms and that book is haf the same name. itn purdy funy to but not hafa spechel afects. unlessn your think numberd pajes is speshal. this moovee is start with auther dent and him sidekik ford from space. athur is play by em whinee french guy and ford is play by em black guy. thisn movee has sumthin no othern movee is dare do befour. itn have singin an dancin dolfins! now itn sad that dolfins are go extinc ofn teh planet but dont wory bout them as they are flipper em way offn space. ima smeller the start of em space peta. thisn ladee sitin neer me was all sad when em dolfin went away but ifn she reeder goddam book once in em wile she is know they gonna be akoy! sheeesh! goddam hippies.

read it all or die a dull lifeless shell.

Posted by: half 2005-05-01 6:48:55 PM

#11 The theme song on Muck4doo's blog is "Cows With Guns". By the way, go over there and readf Muck's review of "The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy". I rerad it this morning and I'm still laughing. his blog is Freepers and hipies and trolls, oh my. (meatismurder)

Posted by: Deacon Blues 2005-05-01 3:49:50 PM

#10 Thanks, Frank!

Hadn't seen that in a while. I still think it's hysterical. :-D

(sorry, tt)

Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-05-01 3:04:21 PM

#9 "Four legs good - two legs bad"

Cows with guns

Posted by: Frank G 2005-05-01 2:52:41 PM

#8 LOL, Paul.

C'mon, finish the torture - where's the link? :-D

Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-05-01 2:42:32 PM

#7 Aaargh. Now I have not only the sound worm but the memory of that animation haunting me.

Posted by: too true 2005-05-01 1:39:00 PM

#6 Cows with Guns are next.

We will fight for Bovine freedom
And hold our large heads high
We will run free with the buffalo
Or diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiie-----

Cows with Guns

Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-05-01 1:10:10 PM

#5 even better: SacredCowBurgers.com

Posted by: Frank G 2005-05-01 11:01:02 AM

#4 How to deal with cows is succintly presented on this site .

Posted by: Sobiesky 2005-05-01 4:50:10 AM

#3 Heck with the guns and nets, all they need is some steel buckets and some 16% dairy feed-- they'll come a runnin'. I own cattle, So I know what I'm talking about.

The only problem is what to do with them after they're collected and corraled. I understand the local holy rollers would object to them winding up in the local packing house.

Posted by: N Guard 2005-05-01 4:38:39 AM

#2 :)

Posted by: Shipman 2005-05-01 1:58:36 AM

#1 Sounds like a job for MooveOn.org

Posted by: Seafarious 2005-05-01 12:16:02 AM

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