WHERE SHOULD CATTLE BE KEPT?
KarabakhOpen
29-01-2008 12:55:22
Last year the Community Council of Stepanakert decided to ban keeping
cows and pigs within the administrative borders of the city. The
head of the administrative commission of the City Hall, Deputy Mayor
Georgy Hairyan said the deadline has passed but no cattle has been
confiscated so far. Georgy Hairyan thinks the only right way is to
take the cattle outside the borders of the city, and if the citizens
disobey, cattle will be put out to sale and the money will be returned
to the owner of the cattle.
The decision has been made, but the members of the Community Council
apparently did not take into consideration its consequences for the
people who keep cattle to sustain their family. It is unusual to
see cows in the central streets but the ban on keeping cattle on the
outskirts is not justified, for cattle is the only source of income
for most people.
What are they supposed to do? According to the City Hall, they must
build their cots outside the town. Who will give them land outside
the city? Where are they supposed to get the money to build cots? If
they had money, they would hardly prefer this hard job.
Besides, even if the police confiscate the animals, sell them and
return the money to the owners. On what money will they live? Did
the Community Council think on this?