Comparative Bovine Studies
Iowan Cow: plastic, mobile, apparently Irish. Primary purpose: dairy.
photo courtesy Hungarian Great Bela TarrArgentine Cow: taxidermied, immobile, presumably, well, Argentine. Primary purpose: beef, and signalling to tourists that this is one of those restaurants where you can eat beef. Cause it's not like there are a lot of those around here, or anything.
The farmers are on strike here, angry over rising taxes on soybeans and other crops designated for export. They've set up roadblocks all over the country, and signs in the supermarkets apologize for the empty shelves. There's no sign yet that restaurant supply chains are suffering, however.
