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[Guest guest]

I think this has already been submitted to the GBC.

It looks like a plan which will greatly undermine the effectiveness of

ISKCON's cow protection programs in India.

 

Now ISKCON's goshallas in India do not have to have plans for the

lifetime protection of any calves born.

They do not have to have an adequate land/cow ratio.

They may give cows to "approved" goshallas outside ISKCON.

 

Srila Prabhupada stated, "Our cow protection programs in India must be

exemplary."

Clearly we have pushed Prabhupada's idea away as simply impractical.

 

I'll send a couple more documents.

 

your servant,

 

Hare Krsna dasi

 

 

> [Original Message]

> (Temple) Jaipur (India)

> Bhaktarupa (das) ACBSP (Bhubaneswara - IN)

; ISCOWP (Balabhadra Dasa & Chaya Dasi - USA)

 

> 12/22/2004 8:00:06 AM

> ICC cow protection sub-committee

>

> Dear Balabhadra Prabhu

>

> I am writing on behalf of the ICC Cow Protection Sub Committee. We have

had

> much discussion and for a long while things were on hold. More recently I

> was appointed convenor of the sub-committee and managed to get some thing

> finalised.

>

> Previously there were two or three points that were brought up but

finally

> there is only one point that we felt some concerns in regards to India.

>

> That was the cow to land ratio. It was felf by the body that in India

there

> is definately huge support to be had from the general public and therefor

> many other measures that could be adopted to deal with expanding herds.

>

> We make the following proposal to you for your advice after which we will

> send this to the GBC body. Please see the following adjustments.

>

>

> Proposal of the ICC sub-committee to the GBC regarding Minimum Standards

of

> Cow Protection In India.

>

> 1. The Sub-committee(SC) would at the outset like to congratulate and

> thank the ISKCON International Ministry for Cow Protection and

Agriculture

> (IMCPA) for having come out with a much-needed, detailed, thorough and

> well-compiled document on Minimum Cow Protection Standards(MCPS)

>

> 2. The SC is largely in agreement with the provisions of the said

> document (MCPS). However, keeping in mind the Indian context, there are

some

> concerns that the SC has. These concerns have been articulated in the

form

> of the following report to the ICC.

>

> 3. Sub Committee: Pancaratna Das, Devamrita Das, Basu Gosh Das, Sanat

> Sanatan Das, Revati Raman Das, Bhaktarupa Das, Prem Kishore Das.

>

> The ICC Body felt that the situation in India regarding Cow Protection is

> quite unique, in that there already is very strong sentiment amongst the

> public for Protection of Cows, although there was not so much

knowledge of

> how to do it or what it really means.

>

> It was therefore felt that although the ICC Body accepted the Minimum

> Standards for Cow Protection as given by ISCOWP, there was one particular

> area where they felt some adjustment could be made in regards to INDIA

only.

>

> The following proposals were made to be added to the Minimum Standards.

>

> 1: Section I Cow Care Standards

> 11 Organisation of Cow Care Facilities.

>

> Under the section Recommended we would like to add one more line.

> .4 Temples establishing own Goshalla's with detailed measures for dealing

> with expansion of herd. (see VIII, Cow Care Standards. New.)

>

> Under the section Permitted

> .3 Deleted. Both following breeding programs maintaining proper

proportion

> of animals to land capacity.

>

> Under the section No Allowed

> ? 2) Breeding without consideration for land capacity "or expansion of

herd"

> to be added)

>

> 2: Section 1 Cow Care Standards.

> VIIII Expansion of Herd. New to be added.

>

> Recommended.

> .1 Increasing land size

> .2 Adopt a cow and other donations / memberships / mailouts.

> .3 Self sufficient measures and commercial products.

> .4 Transfer of cows to another ISKCON Goshalla

> .5 Transfer of cows to an ISKCON Go-sadhan (no breeding)

>

> Permitted.

> .1 Transfer of cows or bulls to an authorised Goshalla.

> (not before a committee is formed to screen and authorise these

Goshalla's

> and each transfer.)

>

> Not allowed.

> .1 Transfer of cows to an un-authorised Goshalla

> .2 Transfer of female cows to individuals on lease basis.

> (It is already a part of the Min Standards that bullocks may be

leased out

> to other individuals on strict monitoring.)

> When all the above measures are inadequate then stop breeding.

>

> It was also felt and recommended to the ICC Body that a permanent sub

> committee be formed within India to Monitor Temple Goshalla's to see that

> they are aware of the Standards and that they are indeed following and to

> liaison with ISCOWP.

>

> Thank you

> Your servant

> Pancaratna Das (Jaipur)

> Convener of Sub Committee.