Cowboys wanted! (must be gentle)

[Mel]

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Catch a stray cow from the hundreds roaming the streets of New Delhi, haul it to a state shelter and you will be given 2,000 rupees ($46) for your pains.

The Hindustan Times newspaper said Friday the Delhi High Court had passed an order instructing city authorities to offer money to rid the Indian capital of the cattle menace.

An estimated 35,000 cows and buffaloes roam free in the capital, sharing space with hordes of monkeys, camels and stray dogs. Traffic routinely comes to a halt to allow animals to amble across highways, leading to accidents and sometimes deaths.

Cows are sacred to Hindus, who make up a bulk of India's billion-plus population, and just a rumor of mistreatment can prompt angry mobs to attack people in revenge.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2005-08-05T144011Z_01_DEL121092_RTRIDST_0_ODD-INDIA-COWS-DC.XML :coffee:

[Leafs_Fa_Life]

C26, go help ur relatives round up cattle :thumb: ;)

[Canadian26]

Dehli when I was there 4 years ago, was fairly clean of cows... Definatly not as many as the first time I went. Its kinda funny because the animals are so use to humans they dont care, moterists will actually stop and let a cow cross the street, but they wont stop for pedisterians.

Monkeys are really crazy to, they'll actually chase after your cars as you drive by...

[Canadian26]

C26, go help ur relatives round up cattle :thumb: ;)

You posted while i was posting....

[Leafs_Fa_Life]

You posted while i was posting....

So...

[Bob burns]

So...

Tough crowd...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/pic_unperfect/People%20Pics/angry_possum.jpg

[Leafs_Fa_Life]

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A cash reward on the heads of New Delhi's stray cows has triggered road chaos in the Indian capital as bounty hunters on motorbikes compete to round up cattle roaming the streets, The Hindustan Times said on Saturday.

The Delhi High Court passed an order Thursday instructing authorities to offer 2,000 rupees ($46) per cow -- an average Indian's monthly salary -- to rid the city of the traffic menace.

With cows sacred to Hindus, who make up the bulk of India's billion-plus population, an estimated 35,000 cows and buffalo roam free in the capital, sharing space with hordes of monkeys, camels and stray dogs.

Traffic routinely comes to a halt on highways to allow animals to amble across, leading to accidents.

The newspaper said stick-toting "cowboys" with motorbikes as their steeds were chasing cows all over the city and authorities were hard put to keep pace with the flood of strays being handed over to state shelters.

"There is no dearth of stray cattle ... 2000 rupees is a lot of money. I will not rest till there is not a single cow or bull left on the roads," bus driver Chander Singh was quoted as saying.

Authorities were giving out receipts to be cashed in later.

The cows must be delivered alive, of course. Just a rumor that one has been mistreated can prompt revenge attacks by angry mobs.

Looks like some people will make a lot off of this :coffee: