miniature cows
Update: Fidel's vindication
From NOTW 749 (7-16-2002): "In a May dispatch from Cuba, the Wall Street Journal reported that Fidel Castro proposed in 1987 to alleviate a chronic milk shortage by trying to get his scientists to clone the most productive cows, shrunk to the size of dogs so that each family could keep one inside its apartment. The cows would feed on grass grown inside under fluorescent lights." Well, now, miniature cattle are a big market, with different breeds, even (the Dexter being "the world's most efficient, cutest, and tastiest cows"). Cost: $400 to $4,000, German-shepherd size, 16 pints a day, and proportionately more meat. The Times (London)
From NOTW 749 (7-16-2002): "In a May dispatch from Cuba, the Wall Street Journal reported that Fidel Castro proposed in 1987 to alleviate a chronic milk shortage by trying to get his scientists to clone the most productive cows, shrunk to the size of dogs so that each family could keep one inside its apartment. The cows would feed on grass grown inside under fluorescent lights." Well, now, miniature cattle are a big market, with different breeds, even (the Dexter being "the world's most efficient, cutest, and tastiest cows"). Cost: $400 to $4,000, German-shepherd size, 16 pints a day, and proportionately more meat. The Times (London)
Comments
"the world's... tastiest cow"
Why does that just sound so strange? Where's Gary Larson when you need him?
Why does that just sound so strange? Where's Gary Larson when you need him?
Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 08/18/08 at 12:20 PM
Before rushing out to buy one remember, they need milking twice a day, seven days a week, 365.25 days a year, rain, shine, sick, healthy, ad nauseam.
For what it's worth: http://www.littlemoos.com
For what it's worth: http://www.littlemoos.com
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 08/19/08 at 02:39 AM
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