Las Criadillas Abiertas de América Latina

Como lo predijese Galeano (ACLM) en su sagrado libro, el Saqueo de Nuestras Riquezas^TM no se detiene. Vinieron por el agua, el oro, las tierras y el aceite de ricino. Pero no estaban conformes, no.

Ahora, vienen por el esperma.

Tipping the scales at more than a ton, Montecristo would yield a lot of prime Argentine steak. But ranchers are not interested in sending bulls like him to slaughter -- his semen is far more valuable.

With newly affluent consumers from Brazil to China eating more meat, Argentine ranchers are honing their centuries-old cattle-breeding traditions to meet growing global demand for semen, embryos and genetics know-how. [...]

La foto del artículo es desgarradora. Acá se detalla el proceso, usando eufemismos para ocultar la desvergonzada rapiña del material genético criollo :

During regular "harvests," workers whisk away the semen of bulls like Montecristo in plastic containers before the animals get the chance to mount the cows paraded before them.

"It's not dangerous. The bulls are used to it," Garcia said as the workers dodge and duck between the hulking animals, wearing overalls and gloves.

Menos mal que aclararon que usa guantes. Bueno, pero sacando el chiste fácil, espero que Pine Tree Solanas tome cartas en el asunto, porque nos siguen chupando la sangre (para decirlo delicadamente).