Pouytenga 1,500 head of cattle), particularly in the case of tabaski (Eid al-Adha) for sheep and until April–June for cattle. Semi-intensive farming corresponds to fattening of ovine, bovine, caprine, porcine. It is the most dominant, due mainly to the lack of space and the predominance of the fattening of livestock farrow. There is the beginning of an intensive rearing of poultry which has demonstrated effective following the diversification of animal production in the municipality. Trade is practised by the majority of the population of the commune (about 80%) and the town itself is renowned for this commercial city function at the
Animal worship Animal worship Animal worship (or zoolatry) refers to rituals involving animals, such as the glorification of animal deities or animal sacrifice. When a god is respected or worshipped by means of a representative animal, an animal cult is formed (Teeter et al., 2002, p. 355). Animal cults may be classified according to their outward form or according to their inward meaning, which may of course undergo transformations (Thomas 1911, p. 51). The classical author Diodorus explained the origin of animal worship by recalling the myth in which the gods, supposedly threatened by giants, hid under the guise of animals. The