A number of Articles (such as those
below) announcing the banning of Cow slaughter
in India have appeared in the news. Even though
cow slaughter is now illegal in almost all states
of India, it still goes on. A total ban is being
considered by the BJP government of India, but
even this would not be the end of the problem
(of animal suffering) unless these laws are enforced.
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)
writes:
Cow
slaughter is already banned in all but a few
states, yet it continues rampant and unabated
in illegal, unlicensed abattoirs all throughout
the country, including in the states where it
is banned. In fact, according to one estimate,
there are approximately 32,000 unlicensed abattoirs
in operation in India today. Moreover, countless
cows are reportedly transported in gruesome
conditions and smuggled across the West Bengal
border into Bangladesh to be killed. A total
ban on cow slaughter will not have any real
effect unless unlicensed abattoirs are also
closed and transport is monitored. As it stands
now, most police and government officials turn
a blind eye to the thriving illegal slaughter
trade.
Spreading an awareness of this problem
is part of the solution.
Bhopal
(Madhya Pradesh): The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Friday
decided to impose a complete ban on cow slaughter,
a promise made by the Bharatiya Janata Party before
the elections. Presided over by the Chief Minister,
Uma Bharti, the Cabinet also decided to reinstate
thousands of retrenched daily wage earners, wind
up the district governments and bring the Narmada
water to Bhopal.
Ms.
Bharti had announced during her election campaign
that once she came to power, a decision would
be taken at her very first Cabinet meeting to
impose a complete ban on cow slaughter. Similarly,
she had emphasized that a decision would also
be taken at the meeting to reinstate thousands
of daily wage earners appointed after December
31, 1988, clear the Narmada water supply scheme
for Bhopal and abandon the system of district
governments that had been imposed on the Panchayati
Raj system by the Digvijay Singh Government. The
BJP Government has also decided to properly equip
the cowsheds for keeping sick and ailing cows.
COW SLAUGHTER BANNED IN CHATTISGARH
Raipur (Chattisgarh): The BJP Government in Chhattisgarh,
headed by Raman Singh, Wednesday banned the killing
of cows and decided to provide relief to farmers
by writing off their soft loans. "It is now
totally banned in the State and anyone engaged
in it will attract punishment,'' the Chief Minister
told reporters here after the first meeting of
the Cabinet. The Government also decided to set
up new `Gaushalas' and strengthen the existing
ones as promised in the election manifesto.