Thai Pongal is a thanksgiving festival at the end harvest season celebrated by the tamilians in the state of Tamil nadu . Pongal is traditionally dedicated to the Sun God Surya‚[4] and marks the beginning of the northward journey of the Sun from its southernmost-limit‚ It coincides with the festival Makara Sankranthi celebrated throughout India as the winter harvest‚[4] and is usually held from January 13–15 The saying "Thai Pirandhal Vazhi Pirakkum" meaning "the commencement of Thai paves the
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of the cattle; thus‚ making his message clear. The mother explains to her calf about the conditions that are endured on the trains used for transport. “And nobody could lie down‚ they slid the door shut with a startling rattle and a bang‚ and then there was a sudden jerk‚ so strong they might have fallen except that they were packed so closely together”(5). The overcrowding of railcars was a common practice. The American Humane Association reported in 1952 that approximately 38% of cattle were seriously
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girl by the name of Nongqawuse received a message. She told her uncle that spirits came to her near the Gxarha River‚ saying‚ "Tell that the whole community will rise from the dead; and that all cattle now living must be slaughtered..." (1). This message became the potent prophecy central to the Xhosa Cattle-Killing Movement of 1856-57‚ one of the "most extraordinary [stories] in human history" (2)‚ a pivotal moment that broke the back of the amaXhosa and ushered in a new era of colonial expansion
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southwestern Victoria to become one of Victoria’s foremost farmers‚ producing butter and cheese and eventually exporting a cask of cheese to Tasmania; it was Victoria’s first export. By 1836 the district of Port Phillip in Victoria had 155 head of cattle with a considerable number of those
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hours at home and away from their husbands. Labor jobs seemed to be an excellent job during the right season. The Cowboy and the migrant worker; Mexicans‚ Chinese‚ and even African Americans would round up cattle. In return of the labor of walking thousands of miles and herding 100’s of cattle they would get paid a hefty amount of money. There were about 25% of black cowboys that would work as Cowboys during the years of 1870-1885. Some African American’s were so skilled that one particularly Bill
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horse slaughter became legal in the United States the horses would not have to travel this long distance and it would reduce the suffering. It is also important to note that humans have been slaughtering cattle‚ sheep‚ pigs‚ and chickens for years. The only big difference between a horse and cattle is the number of toes and weight. On the contrary horse slaughter should not be legalized‚ because this would increase breeding. The general public would start to understand that money can be made in this
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calculi‚ refers to deposits that are in the urinary tract‚ usually found in male cattle and sheep. The deposits block urine from flowing‚ and if there is prolonged blockage it can result in the rupture of the urethra causing the urine to flood into the surrounding tissues. While there are other types of urinary calculi‚ there are 2 that tend to be more common. Both are mineral in nature and also most common in cattle and sheep. The first type is phosphatic and is normally formed when at a feedlot
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On average‚ nearly one-third of U.S. children aged 4 to 19 eat fast food on a daily basis. Over the course of a year this is likely to result in a child gaining six extra pounds every year. In a research experiment done by Pediatrics‚ 6‚212 children and adolescents ages 4 to 19 years old were examined to find out some information about fast food. After interviewing the participants in the experiment‚ it was discovered that on a given day 30.3% of the total sample have reported to have eaten fast
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how to cope with her emotions‚ as do most autistic children. According to HBO’s Temple Grandin‚ she decided to spend the summer at her aunt and uncle’s ranch‚ where she would work until she had to go to college in the fall. At the ranch she noticed cattle panicked when going through the chute‚ but once they got into the squeeze chute‚ the sides tightened‚ and the cow became calmer. One day Temple began having a panic attack and connected the way the cow felt to how she was feeling. She realized a type
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Cloned pets can be the cure depression from people who lost their pets. Pet lovers will be spared from missing their deceased animals by cloning. Cloning can get more efficient breeds. Programs are underway to clone agricultural animals‚ such as cattle and pigs‚ that are efficient producers of high-quality milk or meat. Although we can get efficient breeds it still costs a lot of money and the clone may have serious birth defects. A two month old calf‚ cloned from genes taken from the ear of an
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