GBC Proposals - stop breeding at Vrndavana?

[Guest guest]

Sorry I have not kept up with these proposals very well. This is a busy time

of

year for me at work.

 

But, I am worried about the fact that I did not see a proposal for Vrndavan.

Shouldn't there also be a proposal for them? -- as they are still breeding

animals

without a specific plan for the training and care of the bull calves they

produce

-- and they still do not have sufficient land to sustain their animals, nor do

they

have a solid economic base to sustain them -- as emphasized by the fact that

they

believe they must breed more animals to produce milk, since milk sales are the

main

means of raising funds to support the cows. This plan is like a poverty

stricken

welfare mother who keeps having more children (though she is increasingly less

able

to take care of them with each additional child) solely to get the additional

money

from the government for each child. This is a wrong-headed, self-destructive

modus

operandi, and it is against ISKCON's cow protection laws. It must be stopped.

 

Or, as I say -- has the Vrndavana stop-breeding proposal already been posted on

the

conference and I missed it? At the very minimum, I thought it was agreed they

should definitely breed no more than 5 cows per year until they have more

grazing

ground and a solid program and trust fund put in place for funding.

 

your servant,

 

Hare Krsna dasi

 

 

"ISCOWP (Balabhadra Dasa & Chaya Dasi - USA)" wrote:

 

> Dear Prabhus,

>

> PAMHO. AGTSP.

>

> Since there was no letters suggesting change to the proposal to stop breeding

> in Mayapur, I have sent it on to Anuttama prabhu for his final approval, etc.

I

> will get back to you on that. I have therefore submitted the next GBC

proposal

> for the budget for the Ministry to the cow conference. I would feel most

> comfortable after hearing from all of you to any changes etc. in this

proposal

> before approaching a GBC to sponsor it. I have a few in mind who might do it

> but do not want to approach without having some input first from the cow

> conference.

>

> Your servant,

> Chayadevi

 

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