Traffic Jam In Arua

If you manage to make your way through the massive crowds of bi-cyclists and pedestrians to and from the market in Arua, all there is left are the negotiations with the Ankole cattle! Left, right or in between?

Around 5 pm everyday the cattle is moved through my neighbourhood. To my knowledge this is the most humane way the Ankole cattle is being moved. Freely and in open space. 

When you have observed how the cattle usually is transported over longer distances, tied up in their massive horns and skinny legs in small trucks, going over potholes and murram roads, you start wondering why cattle is so special to the Ugandans. I sometimes get the feeling that it is all about the quantity of cows and not so much about the quality. No doubt that the amount of cows in your posession sets your standard in the community. The Danish farmers have a bit of the same thing.

A special comment for my communist blogger friend here: - I am profoundly aware that animal wellfare, especially regarding transportations often are no better in Europe!

Comments

[The 27th Comrade]

Did you ever stop to notice that there is almost always only one (grown/dominant) male in a group of that kind? When I first noticed it, it was funny. But, again, there is a danger in taking kraal politics to the road. People don't have horns. :o)

Oh, yeah, animals are treated horribly in most places. The capitalist evil. ;o)