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Today is Akshaya Tritiya, which is a highly auspicious Hindu and Jain festival symbolizing “never-diminishing” spiritu...
Today is Akshaya Tritiya, which is a highly auspicious Hindu and Jain festival symbolizing “never-diminishing” spiritual and material prosperity, wealth, and success. Beliefs center on it being the birthday of Lord Parashurama, the start of the Treta Yuga, the day the Ganga descended to Earth, sage Veda Vyasa began narrating the Mahabharata to Lord Ganesh, Lord Krishna gifted the Akshaya Patra (a vessel that never runs out of food) to the Pandavas, and Kuchela (Sudama) received immense wealth from Lord Krishna. It is a time when charity yields infinite rewards, and new ventures thrive.
What better time to bestow a gift on the cows or Adopt A Cow?
Donate to all the cows, ISCOWP’s mission, or Adopt A Cow. On our website, we offer multiple donation plans: one-time, monthly, yearly, ongoing, lifetime, etc. On this auspicious day, reap the infinite blessings and rewards of giving in charity to the cows! Thank you so much!
One of the most important infrastructure items for a cow sanctuary is its fencing. A cow protector does not want their cows to travel beyond the sanctuary’s perimeter. After all, most people keep cows to sell for meat and dairy. They see the cow as a commodity. Therefore, it is possible to lose a cow to a sad fate if the cow wanders away. We have had the good fortune that most of our neighbors, although having a different philosophy of life, respect what we are doing. When we have had the misfortune of a cow wandering, neighbors have helped us retrieve her.
Fencing needs to be constantly checked. Wildlife, plus cows and horses, can break or weaken a fence. It is safest to fix fence problems as soon as possible to avoid danger to the cows, either from them wandering beyond the fence line or from other animals entering the cow sanctuary. Thanks to Sarah Mills for bringing YouthBuild volunteers to help maintain ISCOWP’s fencing.
In May of last year, we reported very dry weather. This year, we are experiencing extreme drought conditions according to the National Integrated Drought System and the U.S. Drought Monitor. We are located in Alachua County, where March was the 8th-driest on record over the past 132 years, and January to March was the 4th-driest period in 132 years. In conditions like these, the grass does not grow. Hay becomes the main food source for the cows. We are most thankful to you for your support, which allows us to supply plenty of hay for the cows.
