Bemused, the Cow looked up questioningly. Gramsci continued: "It seems that urbanisation in Siberia has become gendered, leaving the farmers spouseless." (see More, below)
The Cow blanched. Bovine spinsterhood under threat, because of gendered migration patterns? She wondered about similar gender imbalances due to female infanticide in places like China and India, and the impact on her bovine sisters there. "At least cows are sacred in India," she consoled herself. "Not scared, like in Siberia!"
Gramsci didn't think it was that big a deal. After all, Australians had pioneered Animal Husbandry long before....
London - A Russian farmer has asked President Vladimir Putin to allow him to marry a cow.
According to MosNews, Boris Gabov asked Putin for permission to marry the animal during a recent webcast in which Russians could send e-mail directly to the president and ask him anything.
The farmer from the Kemerovo region in southern Siberia said: "All the girls have left our small village and moved to the city, so I cannot find a woman to be with.
"But I see the solution to the problem. I love animals very much and want to ask when we will be allowed in Russia to marry domestic animals, such as cows?"
It is unclear what Putin's reply was. - Ananova.com