VietNamNet Bridge – Sometimes Hanoians see buffaloes and cows stroll on newly-built roads. Passers-by are annoyed for being hindered by cattle while the cattle owners breathe a sigh for the sufferings of urbanization.

Urbanization "runs after" peach villages

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Mieu Nha village in Tay Mo commune, Tu Liem district, Hanoi is undergoing the urbanization process. Mrs. Tran Thi My, 46, who owns the only herd of buffaloes in the village at present, said that several years ago, all people in Mieu Nha were farmers. All families there had pigs, cows, buffalos and fields. Since the village’s land is devoted to industrial projects, herds of cows and buffaloes have gradually disappeared.

According to My, breeding buffalos to sell for slaughtering houses is a profitable job. “But my villagers have money from selling their fields, so they have no longer bred cattle or poultry,” My said.

“This herd of buffalos is the fortune of our family. There is no space for grazing. I take advantage of a plot of land of an idle industrial project near the road to graze my cattle. But I do not know when I will have to sell my buffalos to pay debts for my husband. I do not want to divorce so I have to pay gamble debts for him,” My complained.

According to My, her husband has involved in gambling since they received a huge amount of money from selling their fields to an industrial project. He quickly wasted the money in gambling. Luckily, My timely bought this herd of 40 buffalos.

There is no free space, Mr. Tuyen in Bo De village in Gia Lam district, Hanoi has to pasture his cows at the Gia Lam park. He was fined several times. Tuyen said his neighbors often complained of the smell from his breeding facilities. Tuyen has bred cows for tens of years and he does not know what to do without this job. Tuyen said he has changed his “breeding policy”: no longer raising cows for meat but several female cows and immediately selling calves.

One can easily see cows and buffalos stroll on Hanoi’s modern highways like Pham Van Dong, Lang – Hoa Lac, etc. Travellers are angry for being hindered by these animals because they do not have time to consider the sufferings of the owners of these animals.

Thu Thu