Re:time to give up milk even in India

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Even now Cows in India are held in great reverence in certain parts of

India notably Gujarat.In Kheda district of Gujarat (a large milk producing

centre) the people take great care of the cows. A vet to treat

a cow in a remote village would be easily available compared to a doctor.

The people themselves do everything to keep cows comfortable.Almost

everywhere in Gujarat one can find devout ladies making the first

offering of their rotis for lunch to the cows which would be laced with

plenty of ghee.It is probably the only state where you have a seperate

minister for welfare of cows(i dont know the exact name for that).Many

Goshalas are there and new ones are being set up after the earthquake

 

Also there are frequent occassions when ladies apply tilak

do pradakshinam 3 times and offer something to the cow in Gujarat.In

Brindavanam and Mathura i have heard cows getting very good treatment.

Cows are treated well in many other parts of india.The cruel treatment

is confined only to a few states.Though the efforts of PeTA and other

organizations there is pressure on these groups but India being a

multicultural society only slow progress is possible

 

Unfortunately with liberalization and a greater 'awareness' of

the tastes and habits of the west/eastern countries there has been a

surge in consumption of non vegetarian food in India . In tamilnadu i was

told there is now a new trend where some communinities that were avoiding

beef(though NV) have started consuming beef now.This is a sad development.

 

Even the so called decrease in consumption of beef in countries

like US is probably doubtful with reports suggesting a marginal increase

(US is probably the world's largest market with a percapita consumption

of 72.6 pounds of beef with 36 million slaughter heads)

 

All Over the world a large population is involved and the Animal

Rights org's can make only a very small impact,but we have to

sustain the efforts and carry on the campaign against cow slaughter.

 

 

venkat s iyengar