Meat On The Hoof
So apparently teen girls are abandoning beef in droves, and this has ranchers very concerned. THey have set up a cheesy website, Cool-2-B-Real (!), where teen girls are reminded that Real girls are “keepin’ it real” by building strong bodies and strong minds through, presumably, eating more burgers or something. Yeah, that’ll work.
http://news.excite.com/odd/article/id/300168|oddlyenough|02-04-2003%3A%3A09%3A11|reuters.html
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Vets in Turkey’s biggest city Istanbul said Tuesday they were launching a hotline and a special bull-catching unit to round up rampaging animals during the Muslim Festival of the Sacrifice next week.
Turkish cities fill with goats, sheep, bulls and sometimes even camels ahead of the annual festival where many devout Muslims perform animal sacrifices.
But fearful and enraged animals often escape the knife and lead their owners and police on dangerous chases over highways and train lines.
Istanbul has tried over the years to provide hygienic and humane facilities for the sacrifices but many residents butcher their animals in makeshift abattoirs on roadsides before donating the meat to the poor.
The city’s veterinary service said specialist teams equipped with tranquilizer guns would be on 24-hour call during the festival.