News / Local
Harare man mourn, bury his best chicken
16 May 2017 at 16:38hrs | Views
A 38-YEAR-OLD Mabvuku man Philemon "Hot Stepper" Murefu reportedly conducted a funeral service for his chicken which he had been keeping as a pet.
Murefu is also known in the ghetto for dressing up his dogs as well as walking with his chickens on his shoulders.
According to H-Metro, Murefu, two weeks ago invited friends and relatives for a funeral service to mourn his bird.
Philemon said he decided to conduct a funeral service for his chicken which he had stayed with for two years.
Below is his narration as recorded by H-Metro :
"When I was a young boy, my mother had so much passion for animals so I was raised in an environment where they were so many domesticated animals.
"I am really affected whenever an animal which I would have kept dies, the same feeling I get when losing a loved one is the same when any of my pets dies.
"I shed tears when one of my chickens dies, the bird was a special bed to me because for the two years I had stayed with it was friendly and loving to me.
"It died when I was not at home and I was informed about the death over the phone and I told them not to bury it because I wanted to give it a befitting send off.
"I got so many insults from people close to me especially some of my relatives and friends they were accusing me of doing something that was taboo but they did not understand the bond I had with Beauty.
"When I came back home I mourned my friend and I buried it at the corner of the house, I invited friends and those who were willing to me came and we mourned my bird and everything went well.
"I am now looking forward to put a tombstone at the grave, what I did was temporary but I am hoping to raise money soon and do a proper thing," he said.
Murefu is also known in the ghetto for dressing up his dogs as well as walking with his chickens on his shoulders.
According to H-Metro, Murefu, two weeks ago invited friends and relatives for a funeral service to mourn his bird.
Philemon said he decided to conduct a funeral service for his chicken which he had stayed with for two years.
Below is his narration as recorded by H-Metro :
"When I was a young boy, my mother had so much passion for animals so I was raised in an environment where they were so many domesticated animals.
"I am really affected whenever an animal which I would have kept dies, the same feeling I get when losing a loved one is the same when any of my pets dies.
"I shed tears when one of my chickens dies, the bird was a special bed to me because for the two years I had stayed with it was friendly and loving to me.
"It died when I was not at home and I was informed about the death over the phone and I told them not to bury it because I wanted to give it a befitting send off.
"I got so many insults from people close to me especially some of my relatives and friends they were accusing me of doing something that was taboo but they did not understand the bond I had with Beauty.
"When I came back home I mourned my friend and I buried it at the corner of the house, I invited friends and those who were willing to me came and we mourned my bird and everything went well.
"I am now looking forward to put a tombstone at the grave, what I did was temporary but I am hoping to raise money soon and do a proper thing," he said.
Source - H-Metro
