A petition is being sent to the President of India to
address this tragedy of cow slaughter in India, s
parked by the the tragic lack of cow protection even
in Braja.
Please take 3 seconds to sign it to really kick off your
sankirtan day!
Also please forward to anyone who may not be able to
access this with regard to the limited contacts above.
Best Wishes
Your servant
Bhaktisiddhanta Swami
Cow Protection and Krishna Consciousness - blog of Madan Gopal dasa
Care for Cows - Kurma Rupa prabhu ACBSP in Vrindavan
Kanha Goseva Ashram - looking after 50+ cows
Download Music based on Animal Protection:
Vegetarianism and Beyond
Web-site:
Gita Nagari Cow Protection Program:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqnF7AirwFI
The History of Real Gita Nagari part 2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pRQa56kzDU&mode=related&search=
Hindus Give Support to Prabhupada's Cow Protection Program
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKry9v8T4Oc&mode=related&search=
Devil in the Milk: Illness, Health, and the Politics of A1 and A2 Milk
Hetu - Statement:
That the Cow is a very useful member of the community.
She provides much more milk than her calf can healthily consume, and that
excess can be used to help in preparing foodstuffs to offer to the Deity,
which in turn are offered to the people in general to consume.
That the bull
is by nature a hard working creature and is happiest in the working environment,
tilling the fields, and pulling carts. As a useful member of society he
is honoured and respected and given all facility for a healthy and happy
long life.
Thus the Cow
and the Bull are like the Mother and Father of Vedik society nourishing
and providing for those who are dependant upon them.
When the Cow and Bull are shown affection, and given love and protection, they also interact with humans in a friendly manner.
Misconception:
That if the Cow and the Bull are allowed to increase
in population, and are allowed freedom to not be slaughtered, that they
will over-run society.
The fact is that so many of these poor creatures are brought into the world by artificial means and then misused, abused, etc. In a natural environment where animals are cared for such High Production techniques in farming DO NOT occur. Therefore there is no threat to land or food. In fact if crops that are presently being grown as animal feed were fed to humans, instead of to fatten up animals for slaughter there would be no so-called food shortages. (please view Cost of Meat page for more details)
Misconception:
The unfortunate way that we see Cows and bulls in the
world today, where these poor animals are fattened and artificially impregnated
to produce calves for the slaughter, and to keep them milking for longer
is not what we regard as Cow Protection, and is certainly not adhered to
in the Vedik - Krishna conscious culture - this is total exploitation of
animals' rights.
The idea that humans have dominion over these animals with the intention to exploit or harm them, is as wrong as it be in the case of a king who has dominion over his people to exploit or harm them.
Misconception:
That animals have some kind of "different soul" to that
of humans, and thus can be exploited, abused, made the brunt of vicious
sports, and even eaten.
Animals and humans, as well as other
creatures of the land, sea, and air are ALL spirit souls; we are ALL sons
and daughters of the same Father. Those who are a little soft-hearted and
less exploitive, the innocent, and children can see that the human eats,
the animal eats; the human sleeps, the animals sleeps; the human mates,
the animal mates; the human defends, the animal defends - the same things
are there, the similar bodies are there, neither want pain and suffering,
both want to be happy with their families and friends. Neither WANT to
die.
Have Mercy on the Animals: and Think Twice Don't Eat Your Friends.......it ain't nice! (by Bhakti Rasa dasa)
Out to Pasture - Chewing the Cud of other sites:
Realistic Cow Protection - each of us doing our bit:
We are supposed to worship cows and feed them by "Go-grasa"
everyday. If not atleast on this special day we are supposed
to worship
cows and feed them. But in this age, if we can think
of poor cows and
try to help them to have a peaceful life, that would
be more than a
worship. Let us all pray for the poor and disabled cows
and try to help
those who are trying to protect them.
It would be more meaningful if we can support
and help those
"go-samrakshana Kendras" trying to protect the cows from
the butchers'
hand. Shri Kamadhenu Go-samrakshana Kendra" is one of
such centers
trying to save the poor and old cows and providing them
a peaceful
life. It needs a helping hand from each one of
you. Taking care of
cows is more difficult than taking care of human beings.
The center
does not get any income from the cows, but spends a lot
daily to take
care of them, to feed them and to provide amenities to
cows.
Those who are interested in celebrating "Go-puja"
day in more meaning
way may please try to help the organization.
Please visit http://www.geocities.com/bgkvarna/gokendra.htm for further details.
Subject: India: Rapid Cow Protection Force
Panel wants Rapid Cow Protection Force
Basharat Peer in New Delhi:
Uncared and unhealthy cows are a common sight on Indian roads. No eyebrows
go up when they feed on garbage and leftovers, despite being considered
sacred by the majority of the population.
Home to 200 million cows, India has banned their killing everywhere
except Kerala and some northeastern states.
The passion that a "sacred cow" evokes was visible a few weeks back
in Jhajjar town of Haryana, where five people were lynched for allegedly
skinning one alive.
In August 2001, the Centre established a National Commission for Cattle
to suggest ways of improving the condition of cattle, especially cows.
It was formed by an order of the Prime Minister's Office after the Shankaracharya
of Kanchi, Jayendra Saraswati, went on an indefinite fast to press for
total prohibition of cow slaughter.
"We recommended inclusion of the prohibition of slaughter of cow and
its progeny in fundamental rights. We have also argued that a Rapid Cow
Protection Force on the lines of other paramilitary forces be instituted,
which can operate on an all India basis for prevention of cow slaughter,"
Gumman Mal Lodha, who chaired the commission, told www.rediff.com
The commission's report said those who slaughter cows or smuggle them
to Bangladesh, Kerala and illegal slaughterhouses should be booked under
the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
It recommended a ban on crossbreeding involving imported cattle like
Jersey. Indigenous breeds should be encouraged and import of cattle prohibited,
it said.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad support
the recommendations, which are being considered by the Ministry of Agriculture.
"The holy cow is not just of religious value; it also has economic
importance in India. It is the backbone of the Indian economy. Apart from
milk products, the urine of the cow is of great medicinal importance,"
said Giriraj Kishore, international vice-president of the VHP.
The cow is at the "centre of religious faith", he said, adding that
Hindu scriptures equate cow slaughter with murder of human beings. "In
our neighbouring Nepal, even today cow slaughter is punishable with death.
It is unfortunate that despite the recommendations of the cattle commission,
the ban is not being imposed and implemented strictly in India," he told
www.rediff.com
Lodha went a step further: "For centuries it [cow] has been worshipped
in Indian culture as a mother. It is revered, respected and should be made
the national animal [in place of tiger]," he said.
Kishore said, "Cow is already the real national animal. Such is its
importance that even the Allahabad high court has ruled that, wrongly or
rightly, Hindu consider the cow sacred and its slaughter can have serious
repercussions."
But many people believe that making cow slaughter illegal would just
move the industry underground, resulting in more cruelty towards the animal.
The recommendations also worry the leather industry, which is worth
$4 billion and employs thousands of people.
Many retailers like Gap, Donna Karan, and Timberland refuse to buy
Indian leather because of protests by animal rights groups against the
ill treatment of cattle in India and their brutal killing in slaughterhouses.
"There are times when orders get cancelled. Various high-profile stores
in Europe have stopped dealing with us. That hurts us financially," said
C M Khurana, a Delhi-based leather exporter. There are others who believe
that the leather industry would be on the brink of disaster if the government
accepts the recommendations of the commission.
"Things are not bad at the moment. But if the government agrees with
the commission's proposals, the leather industry will be affected badly,"
said exporter Ravi Khanna.
Cow Protection
web-site from Lagudi and Gopinathacarya prabhus in New Govardhan, Murwillumbah,
Australia:
http://www.nor.com.au/users/stoka/cow.htm
Go Puja - Go Krd - Go Raksha - Worshipping Mother Cow.
Adopt a cow:
http://www.iskcon.net/aac/
Vinoba's
Thoughts on Cow Protection:
http://www.mkgandhi-sarvodaya.org/vinoba/cow.htm
Minimum Cow
Protection Standards - Balabhadra prabhu Minister of Cow Protection and
Agriculture in Iskcon.
http://www.vnn.org/world/WD9901/WD27-2921.html
Iskcon
Cow Protection:
http://www.angelfire.com/co/iscowp/
Minimal Standards
for Maintaining Healthy Happy Cows and Bulls:
http://www.angelfire.com/co/iscowp/frameset.html
Varnashram
& Rural Community - The Basics: Land and Manpower by Kamra devi dasi
1992.
http://www.islandnet.com/krsna/science/varna/basics.htm
Varnashram
& Rural Community Home Page - devotees from US.
http://www.islandnet.com/krsna/science/varna/varna.htm
Mahatma Gandhi
circa 1927 on Cow Protection.
http://www.neonblue.com/sri/mahacow.htm
Cow computer
bits and .gif's
http://www.nwlink.com/~persiank/moo.jpg
Have a conversation
with your cows - Cow dictionary - Sounds. Cow-MooCow
Quartet The Girls
http://www.gl.umbc.edu/~dschmi1/cows/sounds.html
Cow ASCII
Art:
http://www.gl.umbc.edu/~dschmi1/cows/ascii.html
A humourous
site about cows and ice-cream for the kids:
http://www.wholeecow.com/
http://www.cowtunes.com/
Paddocks
full of Cow pages:
http://www.moocow.com/cowwebpages.html
More Sites
about Cows than you could put to pasture:
http://www.nwlink.com/~persiank/pkmoo1.html
Mother Cow
http://www.mothercow.org/
Have Mercy on the Animals
(song by Krsnautix, Kalki Records 1987.)
See the little fawn, move too fast and she'll be gone.
She know to run away, when the hunter comes to spoil
her play.
Have Mercy on the Animals, they have feelings too.
Have Mercy on the Animals, they feel just like we
do.
Mother Cow's out in the field, so much milk she can
yeild.
Father bull he tills the land, providing grain for
beast and man.
Have Mercy on the Animals, they have feelings too.
Have Mercy on the Animals, they feel just like we
do.
See the birds up in the tree, they also have their
families.
Build their nests way up high - just like you they
don't want to die.
Have Mercy on the Animals, they have feelings too.
Have Mercy on the Animals, they feel just like we
do.
Have Mercy, the mercy will be shown to you.
Have Mercy, and mercy will be shown to you.
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