Good Over Evil

Today begins Diwali, the Hindu festival celebrating good over evil and light over darkness. Diwali lasts for five days. Also, we are still in the sacred month of Karthik. It ends on November 15 and honors Lord Krishna’s childhood pastimes with the calves and cows. Therefore, today is a spiritually potent time to give to the cows, bulls, and calves, or Adopt A Cow!

Good news!  As of today, you have donated $22,523.36.00 to the $25,000.00 Matching Gift Challenge! We need only $2,476.64 to meet the challenge given by an anonymous ISCOWP donor. Donate to the cows, receive blessings, and help meet the challenge! Thank you so much for your help!

Did you Know?

“Animal Products play an important role in the socio-economic life of India. It is a rich source of high-quality animal products such as milk, meat, and eggs. India has emerged as the largest producer of milk with a 24 percent share in Total Milk Production in the world in 2022.  Exports of animal products represent a significant contribution to the Indian Agriculture sector. The export of Animal Products includes Buffalo meat, Sheep/ Goat meat, Poultry products, Animal Casings, Milk and Milk products, Honey, etc.

India now has indisputably the world’s biggest dairy industry-in terms of milk production; during 2022-23 India produced close to 230.58 million tonnes of milk, close to 50% than the US and more than three times as much as the much-heralded new growth champ, China. Appropriately, India also produces the biggest directory or encyclopedia of any world dairy industry.”

India’s modernization caused a shift to dairy production, which in its current state is juxtaposed with India’s history of cow protection. “This shift is partly attributed to a continuous decline in the use of draught animals, prompting farmers and industry players to seek more productive alternatives.”Navigating the Climatic and Competitive Landscape of Global Dairy Farming

India Dairy Conditions

People buy milk products from India and think they are cruelty-free. This is often not the case.

“The commercialisation of milk production along with the absence of any form of regulation in this sector, has resulted in the increase of practices that affect the health of dairy animals negatively. The FIAPO conducted a first-of-its-kind undercover investigation in 451 dairies across 10 of India’s largest milk-producing states. The investigation exposed the complete absence of regulation in the dairy industry, which is an ongoing tragedy – for animals, consumers and the environment. Key findings of the investigation were:

47% dairies were found to be using oxytocin, a hormone that induces painful labour-pains in cows, designed to increase milk output.
56% dairies milk even sick animals.
79% dairies keep the animals tethered 24×7.
Almost 100% dairies sold their male calves within 3 months or left them to die.”

You can support cow protection and/or change your diet. Try lessening your dairy and/or meat intake. Lessening the demand for these cow products is lessening the suffering of cows.