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Friday, November 19, 1999 9:05 AM

Murari Sevaka and Srila Prabhupada

 

 

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> I have just published the following article on the CHAKRA web site at

> http://chakra.org (You need access to the Internet and a web browser to

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> the CHAKRA web site.)

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> Cows sent for slaughter at ISKCON farm

>

> CHAKRA (Vancouver, Canada) - November 19, 1999: According to the writings

of

> His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of

> ISKCON, "Any leader who is at all religious should resign his post in

> protest if cow slaughter goes on under his rule." (Journey of Self

Discovery

> - 7) Unfortunately, cows and oxen at the ISKCON Murari Sevaka farm have

been

> sold and later slaughtered, according to a statement made by Balabhadra

> dasa, ISKCON's Minister for Cow Protection and Agriculture.

>

> The animals had been sold to Johnny Lee by Drumila dasa. Investigation of

> legal repercussions towards Drumila are continuing to be pursued. Cows are

> important to the Hare Krishna followers because bulls produce food grains

> through ploughing and cows supply milk. The cow and bull are very dear to

> Lord Krsna. Cow slaughter is considered grossly sinful activity.

>

> "There was a meeting of the Murari governing board yesterday. The decision

> was made to keep the remaining cows. Prithu prabhu was voted in as the

> CO-GBC. He has brought 6 men there to help take care of the cows," says

> Balabhadra. "Within a week there will be a detailed report from the

board."

>

> Balabhadra says that altogether 14 cows have been slaughtered and that

they

> have legal papers in hand of the actual sale. The names of 13 of those

> animals is listed below.

>

> "We pray that this act will not be forgotten, that the perpetrator will

not

> go unpunished, that the Executive committee take some action or make some

> statement, and in short that action which can set a precedent is taken so

> that it be clearly understood that victimization of Lord Krsna's most

> vulnerable citizens (and any citizens) is not according to our most

beloved

> spiritual master's, Srila Prabhupada's, desire and vision for The

> International Society for Krsna Consciousness."

>

> According to Srila Prabhupada, cows were the most important animals in

human

> society. "The cow is the most important animal for developing the human

body

> to perfection. The body can be maintained by any kind of foodstuff, but

> cow's milk is particularly essential for developing the finer tissues of

the

> human brain so that one can understand the intricacies of transcendental

> knowledge. A civilized man is expected to live on foodstuffs comprising

> fruits, vegetables, grains, sugar and milk. The bull helps in the

> agricultural process of producing grain, etc., and thus in one sense the

> bull is the father of humankind, whereas the cow is the mother, for she

> supplies milk to human society. A civilized man is therefore expected to

> give all protection to the bulls and cows." (SB 3.5.7, purport)

>

> The list of animals that are now known to be slaughtered is as follows:

>

> 1) Varuni - cow , (Black Angus mix) 4 Yrs. old (not Trained) sent

for

> breeding (now known to be slaughtered)

>

> 2) Indra - oxen , (Brown Swiss mix) 8 --10 Yrs. old (not Trained)

>

> 3) Cintamani - cow , (Jersey) 4 Yrs. old (Trained) sent for breeding

> (now known to be slaughtered)

>

> 4) Indra - Bull, (Jersey) 4 Yrs. old (Trained) sent for breeding

(now

> known to be slaughtered)

>

> 5) Chota - oxen, (Jersey) 4 Yrs. old (Trained)

>

> 6) Maha - oxen, (Jersey) 4 Yrs. old (Trained)

>

> 7) Dharma - oxen, (Jersey) 4 Yrs. old (Trained)

>

> 8) Bhima - oxen, (Jersey) 4 Yrs. old (Trained)

>

> 9) Bala - oxen, (Jersey) 4 Yrs. old (Trained)

>

> 10) Prabhu - oxen, (Long Hair Jersey) 4 Yrs. old (Trained)

>

> 11) Bimba - oxen, (Red Angus+Brown Swiss) 6 Yrs. old (Trained)

>

> 12) Tala - oxen, (Black Angus+Brown Swiss) 6 Yrs. old (Trained)

>

> 13) Hamsi - cow, (Herford mix ?) 12 Yrs.old Hamsi's Bull calf. He was

> about 1wk. old when given away.

>

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