They put bows on them: Venezuelan plan to encourage rabbit-eating amid food shortages goes awry

[Bacchus4.0]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/14/put-bows-venezuelan-plan-encourage-rabbit-eating-amid-food-shortages/

Nicolas Maduro has revealed a plan to combat Venezuela's food crisis by encouraging people to breed rabbits for meat, but acknowledged a "setback" when participants in a pilot project adopted the bunnies as pets.

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The scheme - designed to resist the "economic war" Mr Maduro says is being waged by the "empire" - had however suffered teething difficulties.

The minister for urban agriculture, Freddy Bernal, had handed out baby rabbits to 15 communities as part of a trial, Mr Maduro recounted to much laughter from assembled ministers.

"When he returned, surprise! The people had the bunnies with little bows and they were keeping them as pets," he said.

[GatoGordo]

1. "Let them eat conejo!".... because "Let them eat cake" was already taken.

Chavistas live in a vacuum. That every new idea has no unseen shortcoming.

The problem isn't bunnies, Chavistas. It's the lack of food that more and more Venezuelans can't get access to for any amount of money.

Unless you are a die hard Chavista. Then your CLAP bag gets hand delivered for you by PSUV party members.