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Today begins Diwali, the Hindu festival celebrating good over evil and light over darkness. Diwali lasts for five days. Also, we a...
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 5 and honors Lord Krishna’s childhood pastimes with the calves and cows. Therefore, this period of time 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 $37,500.00 towards the $50,000.00 Matching Gift Challenge! We need only the fourth installment of $12,500.00 to complete the challenge given by an anonymous ISCOWP donor. Donate to the cows, receive blessings, and help meet the challenge! Thank you so much!
Thank you for all your support over the last 35 years. Together, we have protected cows and spread the message of diet change. We are eternally grateful for your help. May you have a blissful, joyous, and auspicious Diwali, Karthik, and Govardhana Puja, remembering the sacred and beautiful cow.
You may have noticed that I have not been visible in ISCOWP’s activities over the past two years. I have been dealing with multiple health problems, which do not allow me to engage in the many activities I used to do. Due to the excellent management of my daughter Lakshmi and my wife Chayadevi, and your support, ISCOWP continues to carry on wth its mission. Now that I will be 80 years old in a few months, I consider myself fortunate to see the cows every day and watch the project my wife and I started 35 years ago continue and flourish. Without your help, this would not be possible—my heartfelt thanks.
We are blessed with some ancient, large Live Oak trees, which give shade to the cows. Most of them are over a hundred years old. Two of them recently fell and died due to old age. They had to be cut into many pieces and hauled away in several big truckloads.
This tree fell because it was rotten from its roots to its core. It needed to be moved for safety. Another tree near the wellhouse (white building) was struck by lightning. Its top died, but the rest of the tree remained alive. The top was removed as it was overshadowing the wellhouse.
This tree was still partially attached at the root. Until it was completely detached from the root and lying on the ground, it posed a significant safety risk to the cows.
The purpose of the cow chute is to make it easier for a vet to treat the cows in a safe, expedient, and efficient manner. The chute also saves the cows from an often traumatic and expensive trip to the hospital. Thus, medical expenses will be reduced because many medical procedures can be performed on-site rather than in a hospital.
Because the swing gate was very heavy, it pulled on the posts. Therefore, the posts needed to be braced by connecting them to other barn posts and the barn wall with huge lag bolts. Thus, the weight of the gate was distributed.