Minimum Cow Protection Standards

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Ministry of Cow Protection and Agriculture proposed:

MINIMUM COW PROTECTION STANDARDS

 

THE COWS ARE AS IMPORTANT AS THE CITIZENS

Krsna Book, Volume 1, Chapter 5

"It is also significant that Vasudeva inquired about the welfare of Nanda

Maharaja's animals. The animals, and especially the cows, were protected

exactly in the manner of one's children. Vasudeva was a ksatriya, and Nanda

Maharaja was a vaisya. It is the duty of the ksatriya to give protection to the

citizens of mankind, and it is the duty of the vaisya to give protection to the

cows. The cows are as important as the citizens. Just as the human citizens

should be given all kinds of protection, so the cows also should be given full

protection."

BRAHMINICAL CULTURE CANNOT BE MAINTAINED WITHOUT COW PROTECTION

Srimad-Bhagavatam Canto 8: Chapter 24, Text 5 Purport

"Without protection of cows, brahminical culture cannot be maintained; and

without brahminical culture, the aim of life cannot be fulfilled."

 

 

In cooperation with a world-wide committee of cowherds, The Ministry for Cow

Protection and Agriculture has formulated "The Minimum Cow Protection

Standards" for ISKCON to be presented at the 1999 Mayapur GBC meeting. The

purpose of this proposal is to institute a world-wide cow protection minimum

standard within ISKCON. The proposal represents a cooperative spirit between

the devotees involved, often of diverse views, to come to a general agreement

in a joint effort to help prevent any mistreatment of ISKCON cows and help

develop cow protection programs that exemplify Srila Prabhupada's vision of cow

protection. ISKCON has made significant efforts to protect cows but still

mistakes have been made on ISKCON farms in the past which have created present

problems that will take time and effort to correct.

 

The proposals will assure that the current problems are rectified in the near

future and similar difficulties will not arise again. They can be viewed at the

new ISCOWP WEB page which is presently under construction. Just click the NEWS

button on that page whose address is: http://www.angelfire.com/co/iscowp .

 

Your servant,

Balabhadra das

Minister of Cow Protection and Agriculture