In Italy we have an old saying: "La terra è bassa." (translates to "the earth is low" implying that to get food out of it you have to kneel and bend a lot, i.

In Italy we have an old saying: "La terra è bassa." (translates to "the earth is low" implying that to get food out of it you have to kneel and bend a lot, i.e. it is hard, hard, backbreaking work) With animals, it is (IMHO) even harder, another saying (Tuscany) goes like: "Le bestie non conoscono feste comandate" (translates to "animals know nothing about holidays", it is a 7 day a week (from dawn to sunset) 365 days a year job)