I have a question. Are Hindus allowed to eat dairy from the supermarkets in the US? I am wondering because the dairy industry in the USA is really cruel to cows.
Veg Hindus and dairy consumption in the USA
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Let us not get into the cruelty to animals in India and USA. We claim to be against killing of cows, but our cows roam the street and not fed, and generally neglected. The horses and bullocks used as beast of burden are beaten mercilessly. Stray dogs are infested with all deceases and no body cares. Our elephants are chained for life. Our zoos are antiquated, and animals are in cages.
When it comes to animal welfare we have a lot to learn.
I agree that they raise farm animals for food in the west, but they have compassion to take care of them as well.
As far as milk is concerned, there are ethical diary farms. You can also switch to soy Milk. We can only claim to do least harm, but we do harm living things, like plant, bacteria, and animals in the way we live our life. So let us not judge others.
When it comes to animal welfare we have a lot to learn.
I agree that they raise farm animals for food in the west, but they have compassion to take care of them as well.
As far as milk is concerned, there are ethical diary farms. You can also switch to soy Milk. We can only claim to do least harm, but we do harm living things, like plant, bacteria, and animals in the way we live our life. So let us not judge others.
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These Pictures speak how cows are fed in India; these pictures are from Google
Sacred Cows are allowed to roam the streets and allowed to eat plastics, rubbish etc.
In India, one of the most striking images is the cow wandering on the road. In cities, towns and villages numerous cows and bulls sit or wander peacefully, settling down to chew the cud.
In cities and towns, large numbers of cows on the roads eat from garbage bins, foraging for fruit and vegetable leftovers, anything edible and smelling like food.
Since plastic bags have invaded our lives, almost all garbage and food waste is disposed in plastic bags. These bags spill out either on the road or from municipality dustbins. Since the plastic bags are knotted at the mouth, cows, unable to undo the knot, eat food leftovers including the plastic. Slowly, over time, they build up a huge amount of plastic inside their stomachs. It gets entangled with different materials and it becomes hard like cement inside their rumens, which is the first belly of the cow.
These cattle, owned or stray, often obstruct traffic and cause accidents. The municipality removes the animals from the road to be sent to go-downs, goshalas (shelters designed for cows), temples or they are simply dumped at the garbage landfills on the outskirts of the city. From there they “disappear” into trucks for transport to slaughter.
People are not civic conscious and they don't make the effort to walk to the dumpster. They leave trash in ditches throughout the neighborhood.
Rumenotomy, the surgical removal of plastic up to 70 kg from the cow.
Karuna Society for Animals & Nature is based at Puttaparthi, in Andhra Pradesh (South India), 70 Kms away from Anantapur. In December 2010, Karuna Society received 36 stray cattle from Anantapur town for permanent custody. Soon after their arrival one of the cows died. The post mortem conducted by our veterinary surgeon revealed that the animal’s rumen was full of plastic. After examination of all the animals, he advised us to start surgeries to remove plastics from their rumens to save their lives.
52 kg of plastics removed from a rumen
Cows in India's cities have been suffering from a strange malady.
Karuna Society for Animals and Nature | The Plastic Cow Project
See this Documentary
The Plastic Cow - YouTube
Please set right your back yard first before pointing out somewhere else!!
India Cow Killer Bagged, but Deaths Continue : Krulwich Wonders... : NPR
Sacred Cows are allowed to roam the streets and allowed to eat plastics, rubbish etc.
In India, one of the most striking images is the cow wandering on the road. In cities, towns and villages numerous cows and bulls sit or wander peacefully, settling down to chew the cud.
In cities and towns, large numbers of cows on the roads eat from garbage bins, foraging for fruit and vegetable leftovers, anything edible and smelling like food.
Since plastic bags have invaded our lives, almost all garbage and food waste is disposed in plastic bags. These bags spill out either on the road or from municipality dustbins. Since the plastic bags are knotted at the mouth, cows, unable to undo the knot, eat food leftovers including the plastic. Slowly, over time, they build up a huge amount of plastic inside their stomachs. It gets entangled with different materials and it becomes hard like cement inside their rumens, which is the first belly of the cow.
These cattle, owned or stray, often obstruct traffic and cause accidents. The municipality removes the animals from the road to be sent to go-downs, goshalas (shelters designed for cows), temples or they are simply dumped at the garbage landfills on the outskirts of the city. From there they “disappear” into trucks for transport to slaughter.
People are not civic conscious and they don't make the effort to walk to the dumpster. They leave trash in ditches throughout the neighborhood.
Rumenotomy, the surgical removal of plastic up to 70 kg from the cow.
Karuna Society for Animals & Nature is based at Puttaparthi, in Andhra Pradesh (South India), 70 Kms away from Anantapur. In December 2010, Karuna Society received 36 stray cattle from Anantapur town for permanent custody. Soon after their arrival one of the cows died. The post mortem conducted by our veterinary surgeon revealed that the animal’s rumen was full of plastic. After examination of all the animals, he advised us to start surgeries to remove plastics from their rumens to save their lives.
52 kg of plastics removed from a rumen
Cows in India's cities have been suffering from a strange malady.
Karuna Society for Animals and Nature | The Plastic Cow Project
See this Documentary
The Plastic Cow - YouTube
Please set right your back yard first before pointing out somewhere else!!
India Cow Killer Bagged, but Deaths Continue : Krulwich Wonders... : NPR
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Supermarkets were not existent when the scriptures were written. Therefore one can not find any answer to your query in the scriptures. But I have been told by some of the doctors in India that humans need not drink milk of cows or buffaloes. Their argument is that none of the animals drink the milk of other species. Therefore, why should only humans drink the milk of other species? One peadiatrician told us not to give milk to children as it is useless.
The problem for vegetarians perhaps is as to how to get calcium without consuming dairy products. The members who are doctors or dieticians may clarify on this point.
Almond milk and soy milk are great alternatives to cow milk. Almond actually has more calcium than cow's milk and it has a rather pleasant taste.
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