Ethiopia's pea-brained idea
This from the AP:
"Authorities plan to kill tens of thousands of stray dogs in the Ethiopian capital using strychnine-laced meat, saying they want to eradicate rabies before next week's celebration of the Coptic millennium.The latest plan follows an announcement by a government-funded private organization last week that it would move thousands of homeless people from the capital to the countryside ahead of the celebration, promising to help them with food, shelter and medicine.
...Among the celebrations scheduled is a concert by the U.S. pop group Black Eyed Peas in a $20 million hall being built for the occasion."
So 39 percent of their population lives below the poverty line, and they're spending $20 million just to build a place for the Peas to shake their groove thangs for two hours?
If I were among the homeless folks being dumped out in the boonies, I wouldn't eat any government-supplied meat...
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