Cows Are Sacred In India And Yet....  

Janey

You have observed this as well.

I some weeks back asked why India people here in Australia have Fast food take aways stores like Hungry Jacks, and McDonald's also 7-11 stores That sell meat produce in the form of Burgers and hot-Dogs as these are Beef (Cattle) cows,

These folk also wear the third eye on the forehead, I was under the belief they had the COW as Sarette and the Holy.

But to me it must have changed in time from HOLY to the HOLY DOLLAR. and forget beliefs and faith.

My question was not commented on by anyone from India, and that made it also very interesting, What do we have here, put the head in the sand and all will pass by unseen ?

Mine was a question, not a blame or hate comment, but of interest to have a better understanding.

If we do not ask, how will we ever know and understand better of those around us.

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Hi Janey..From what I understand, cows are still very much sacred in India. The slaughtering of the animal to make shoes and handbags is done brutally in illegal slaughter houses. The problem seems to be that not only is it a 4 billion dollar industry, it also employs 2.5 million Indians. PETA has actively attacked the issue and has been successful getting large companies like the Gap, Donna Karan, Eddie Bauer and Timberland to stop buying Indian leather. Another problem is that
banning the industry would only put it "underground" as well as unemploy millions. The challenge is now for the government to balance the right of the animals, sacred to many, and the rights of the industry which is now threatened. I personally am all for boycoting Indian leather. I don't want to see millions out of work, but can't stand the thought of inhumane treatment of the animal either. Its definately a huge issue. PETA is a wonderful orginazation and should be commended for the work they have done there..Unfortunately it just isnt enough.

yeah they even make sacrifices for their gods and goddesses also. just doesn't make sense!

Hello , How are you ?

India is secular, thus there are several communities with different religious thoughts and ideas. therefore, we may say that cows are sacred to one particular religion or community but may not be the same to the other community. hence for one religion it is sacred and for other it is not. Thus cows (cattle)are slaughtered or killed for their skins, beef etc which has now become a major business of export or import in the industrial sector. So one can never conclude easily as cows are sacred in India and yet are killed for money. When money becomes primary to man, humanity never can take a stand and people are tend to such acts merely for that said money.

Is it possible that all these cows are slaughtered by members of India's Muslim community?

There are apparently over 100 million Muslims in India, so that must be a possibility.

Cow slaughter is banned in certain parts of the country and it is in the other parts of the world there is no restriction whatsoever and they are killed for whatever purpose. Cow slaughter is banned in India for all purposes. But the slaughter of cattle excluding cows is not banned.

Although the cow is very much sacred, I guess some Indian people are just really desperate for the money that cows can bring in, and so all thoughts of them being sacred are thrown out of the window for a handful of notes and another meal on the table.

This is sad news. I had no idea that this went on in India. I guess that as there is so much population there and so much competition for money to live on that some people are willing to forsake their religious beliefs in order to survive.

There are also many different religions in India and they might not all see the cow as sacred. India is just as multicultural as Australia or England. I was actually having a discussion with a friend last night about the many different religions in India. He has been there many times and is planning to return again later this year.

He took me to a Hare Krishna temple nearby last night. It was a great night with loads of awesome music and chanting and a great feast at the end of it all. I know for a fact that Hare Krishna's view the cow as being sacred and are all vegetarian. It was the second time that I have been to one of their temples but the first time at this one. The people that I met were all extremely friendly and polite and were a mix of mainly Indians, with some Aussies and a Japanese person as well. And yes there were pictures of cows on the wall!

The last thing I want to do is to upset your little red wagon, but you just wrote "Killing is killing, right?" India has been overloaded with holy cows, so much so that they were costing the country millions. They disrupted traffic, ate, and otherwise destroyed human food stuff, and were a $hitty mess in the cities.But all this aside, Killing is not what it seems! No living thing ever dies. All living things such as plants, animals, and people are like chips of God. Would God allow a part of Himself to molder away and be gone? Of Course He would Not! and he does not. Reincarnation happens when the Spiritual body (only the physical is abandoned)changes dimensions and lives again on earth in the body of a newborn animal, plant, or human. (google reincarnation to get the facts)