Na<m Tra^u noi' chuye^.n... chuo^.t

[ianb@sun670.telecom.tandem.com (Ian Bui)]

RE:
>   Hanoi (Reuter) -- A provincial official in northern Vietnam said
>   Saturday that local villagers near Hanoi had handed in 62,629 rat
>   tails following a cash-for-rodent campaign.
>   
>   He said 100 dong (less than one cent) had been paid for each rat or
>   mouse tail produced.
>   
>   ``It was quite successful. We burnt the tails in a large pit. No
>   people got hurt but a few chickens and dogs died,'' he told Reuters.

Could someone explain to me what happen to the rodent themselves 
after getting their tails clipped? Are they let loose to grow back
their tails for the next cash-for-rodent(tail) campaign?!?

Thanks,
ian :)