Yes. Any killing of any living organismis an offence. "Ahimso Paramo Dharmaha" so goes the adage.

rambabu wrote:

Yes. Any killing of any living organismis an offence. "Ahimso Paramo Dharmaha" so goes the adage.

 

Ahinsa Parmodharama is Jain teaching.  I don't think that any state in India is going to ban slaughter of all animals. The govt. pleader in Maharashtra made the statement only to claim that ban on cow slaughter is not Hindu religious issue, which is in fact the case.  

Whosoever taught, it's worth following. Killing is a sin be it an animal or human.

If the reason for banning the slaughter of cows is humanitarian, then they shd ban all kinds of slaughter including sea food...Whereas if it is because Cow is considered holy by Hindus., it makes since they are in majority

I am watching the TV debate on the subject and the BJP spokesperson is saying that the best scientific fertiliser are the urine and dung of a cow . Did we elect these crazy  people to power for telling us sick jokes every time they open their mouth. Should a sick minority decide about what the majority should wear,eat, read etc. 

Controls are in your hand. Either switch off the TV or change the channels. Hearing is not mandatory.

In that case the best courseseems to be :See you in the Amazon jungles. !!!!

vijay wrote:

Gulshanji has very nicely explained how animals are now not needed because of machines taking over their functions. So the religious protection now may look irrelevant. Animals are like properties which have to be profitable. If not they will get disposed off. Sounds harsh but that is the reality. and bans are not going to prevent but only establish new routes for their disposals. For diehard supporters it is a coincidence tat BJP ruled states  are imposing such bans.

 

In that case should we allow killing of people no more useful/earning for the family? If the majority oppose killing of cow on religious basis what is wrong if government wishes to fulfill their wishes. After all different governments have been doing the same i the name of minority rights for ages in this country which are not applicable even in Arabian countries. For instance marriage of minor girls, family planning rules, theft (punishment - cutting off hands) Rapes etc etc. If the BJP ruled states are banning the cow slaughter other states should take a lesson and do that with immediate effect. Sorry it sounds harsh but that is naked truth. In my district alone there are at least 40-50 thousand animals slaughtered every day including camels,  buffalo, cows and the meat exported to Arab countries. PLEASE DO NOT OPEN THESE LINKS IF YOU HAVE A WEAK HEART

http://in.sudeshkumar.org/2011/05/ban-kamela-slaughterhouse-in-meerut.html

http://in.sudeshkumar.org/2011/05/ban-kamela-slaughterhouse-in-meerut.html

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/Meerut-has-no-abattoir-but-animal-slaughter-continues/articleshow/40286842.cms

http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/black-curse-kali-river

http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/285/thesaurus/slaughter-house/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZwiOgV1dGw

 

 

If cow slaughter is going to be approached from an religious angle then rational arguement cannot take place. Linking other social evils with it and bringing other country practices is causing confusion. The Hindu religion elevating the cow to a high status was perfectly alright in the times when cow fulfilled an economic purpose. The cow gave milk,.helped plough the field, its dung was a fuel, urine had medicinal value and after death its skin was used as leather. Truly the cow was revered as a mata and is referred today also as gowmata. However as its economic uses have been taken over by buffalo milk,tractors,coal and gas and plastics replacing leather, the cow has become almost totally replaceble. So its numbers are bound to go down. Also afterit stops being useful the owners find it economically tough to feed it and thus dispose it off just as in poultry farms hens are slaughtered once they stop laying eggs.The government can ban cow slaughter but how will it compensate the owner for the costs they will incurr after its economic life is over. That is a big issue. Owners are known to abandon them just as thousands of widows are abandoned and live in Mathura in dire circumstances. It is economics that decides many practices including religious. There are nonvegetarians in theworld including in India for whom eating animal meat is a food. Where theirvis demand there will be a supplier. Bans will only push the market underground at higher costs and corruption will flourish. Alcohol is banned in Gujarat since 1947 and is available at higher costs thru well established networks and corruption is too well known. So let us discuss rationally and not emotionally though it is your right to do so.

vijay wrote:

If cow slaughter is going to be approached from an religious angle then rational arguement cannot take place. Linking other social evils with it and bringing other country practices is causing confusion. The Hindu religion elevating the cow to a high status was perfectly alright in the times when cow fulfilled an economic purpose. The cow gave milk,.helped plough the field, its dung was a fuel, urine had medicinal value and after death its skin was used as leather. Truly the cow was revered as a mata and is referred today also as gowmata. However as its economic uses have been taken over by buffalo milk,tractors,coal and gas and plastics replacing leather, the cow has become almost totally replaceble. So its numbers are bound to go down. Also afterit stops being useful the owners find it economically tough to feed it and thus dispose it off just as in poultry farms hens are slaughtered once they stop laying eggs.The government can ban cow slaughter but how will it compensate the owner for the costs they will incurr after its economic life is over. That is a big issue. Owners are known to abandon them just as thousands of widows are abandoned and live in Mathura in dire circumstances. It is economics that decides many practices including religious. There are nonvegetarians in theworld including in India for whom eating animal meat is a food. Where theirvis demand there will be a supplier. Bans will only push the market underground at higher costs and corruption will flourish. Alcohol is banned in Gujarat since 1947 and is available at higher costs thru well established networks and corruption is too well known. So let us discuss rationally and not emotionally though it is your right to do so.

 

India can sale them alive to other countries like Australia sells its live stock. Simple, after all Hindus object to slaughter and not to selling them. It's easy as that.