Cow drowned into the sea for being impregnated by human

Thu, 10/23/2008 10:59 AM  |  Bali

(JP/Alit Kertaraharja)(JP/Alit Kertaraharja)

Villagers from Julah in Tejakula, Buleleng, tow (see photo) a pregnant cow behind a boat into open sea as part of a local traditional ritual.

The cow, which is five months pregnant, was thrown out to the sea about 3 kilometers from land Monday. The villagers believe the animal was impregnated by a village elder.

During the ritual the man, who was caught red-handed having sexual intercourse with the cow two months ago, joined the boat trip in order to throw away his clothes to to symbolize him discarding his sins.

Julah customary village head Ketut Sidemen said the ritual, called gamya gamana, or freak weeding, and had been conducted there for generations. The decision to perform the ritual was made a local residents meeting.

In line with customary regulations, the perpetrator, identified only as PS, 70, was sanctioned to fund the expensive ceremony, which aimed to cleanse him of any bad influences.

Luh Ketut Suryani, a professor and activist, deplored the sancation against PS.

She said drowning a cow was baseless because sexual intercourse between a human being and am animal could not cause pregnancy due to the different chromosomes and genes of the two.

"The cow is not guilty, why shoud it be drowned? Why don't just use a symbol like what was done by the perpetrator?" she said.

Suryani's said she was concerned dealt with the financial situation of the owner, who lives below the poverty line.

"The cow, which has a high price, had to be thrown away. It will be a pity for the owner, who is already poor and is now forced to lose his priceless belonging." -- JP/Alit Kertaraharja

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Adi (not verified) — Wed, 10/29/2008 - 2:15pm

(((((John Perth (not verified) — Mon, 10/27/2008 - 9:04am

This is so stupid. The Indons are all stupid barbarians))))

Stupid Barbarians?
What is wrong with you? Have you've been hit over the head so many times that your brain's dead?

Stop making these stupid generalizations you ignorant, discriminating, Eurocentric imbecile.

Open your eyes. Sure there are still these barbaric practices but it's an injustice for someone like you (even if your opinion is so minuscule, so unbelievably stupid, and so stupendously worthless) to label the people of a whole nation as “stupid barbarians.”

Go and actually learn something.

Mohamed, (not verified) — Wed, 10/29/2008 - 12:47am

This indonesian behaves worser than Animals in the JUNGLES of ASIA.They need proper education

Pfk (not verified) — Tue, 10/28/2008 - 8:14pm

I love a cute cow in lingerie with a brazilian, makes me bellow and stomp the ground.

Lawrence (not verified) — Tue, 10/28/2008 - 1:38am

Praise Allah !

Unfair and imbalanced (not verified) — Mon, 10/27/2008 - 7:19pm

I want to thank most of you who posted for making me laugh so hard this morning.

Animal sacrifice has been around since the beginning. But you americans (from the United States) have little room to ridicule these backward peoples.

Since Roe V. Wade you and your country have legally sacrificed more than 48 million baby humans.

Which culture is more barbaric?

EurIndo (not verified) — Mon, 10/27/2008 - 6:20pm

What a silly story for a newspaper to print. Even sillier are some of the comments from members of the antipodean community caling the Indo's barbarians. A bit rich coming from a nation of banjo playing sheep shaggas!!

Therin (not verified) — Mon, 10/27/2008 - 6:02pm

Einstein once said: “There are two things that are infinite; the universe and human stupidity. And, I’m not too sure about the universe.” From the island of Bali - where human stupidity reigns supreme - comes a true story that would make Einstein turn over in his grave.

It’s actually not that funny, because this poor helpless animal was horribly killed due to nothing more than blatant human stupidity. On the other hand, ‘drowning the cow’ is quickly becoming the new metaphor for stupid here in Bali. “What? Are you crazy? You really believe that? That’s really ‘drowning the cow’ man!”

Chris jakarta (not verified) — Mon, 10/27/2008 - 3:30pm

Hmm... Bali, travel agents can make this as an additional tourist attraction

Straight-talk (not verified) — Mon, 10/27/2008 - 10:35am

These "poor" and backward idiots - oops, I mean freedom-loving - peoples own an large outboard boat, but they don't know that a human can't impregnate a cow?

Well, who can be surprised? After all, they are citizens of the same country the media's candidate for US President, Barry "Barak" Hussein Dunham Sotero "Obama" is also a citizen. Spread the ignorance, as well as the wealth, around.

Jeff Daily (not verified) — Mon, 10/27/2008 - 9:35am

Reminds me of the dude ranch in the state of Washington in USA
that a man died a year or so ago when the horse sat down on him
while he and the horse were having sex at the dude ranch.

I guess after Calif rejects prop 8 thanks to "Gov Moonbean"
Jerry Brown currently Atty Gen Calif changed the heading of Prop
8 to make it read like the people were taking away rights of
people, next year they can pas a prop to allow for people to
mate with horses and cows.

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