Solidarity and a sense of community were key this Saturday so that a criancera and her son could cross from one side of the Neuquén River to the otherin the north of the province, the 250 goats that are part of their piño.
The group of animals, salways guided by Antonia Ramona Valenzuela, 80 years old, and her son Sebastiánthey had to pass through the cold waters, at the height of the Pichi Neuquén area, more precisely in the sector known as Las Yeguas.
In the absence of laborers to assist with the tasks, it was the police personnel themselves who prepared to collaborate with the crianceros, so that all the goats could ford the river, which has its sources in the extreme north of Neuquén territory.
The operation was portrayed by Radio Nacional de Chos Malal, which, together with the images, detailed that they were necessary “several attempts” to complete the taskwith also the help of other breeders in the area.
Already on the other side of the watercourse, the breeding family He continued with his herd to the La Puntilla sectornear Las Ovejas, run by the Orellana brothers, the local media reported.
The striking display, which was announced by Deputy Commissioner Ramón Gutiérrez, in charge of Police Station 38 of Las Ovejas, was also due, due to the imminent arrival of a new snow stormwhich according to forecasts could last from Sunday to Tuesday.
The inconveniences and disorders that this type of phenomena generate in the province are well known, especially in the north, where the accumulations are especially high and many producers, in the desire to protect their livestock, have suffered serious and even fatal accidents in the midst of of the white cloak.
