Question:
I have looked through your web site and have found
it very interesting. I am particularly interested
in the field of ox work and noticed that there
wasn't an article on the topic.
As you are a commercial dairy I was wondering
what you do with the bull calves. In the UK a
sold bull calf would inevitably end up slaughtered.
As you are aware India is unfortunately no longer
a country that can protect oxen or bulls for life.
India for example is one of the biggest countries
in the world for leather. Indeed there is more
money in leather than in flesh.
Are you maintaining all the offspring from the
dairy for their whole life or do you sell the
extra cows and bulls and if so to whom?
I wish you well and look forward to your comments
at your convenience.
Question:
I read the article about music for the cows but
I found no mention of spiritual sounds, mantras,
Hare Krishna or anything like that. Wouldn't that
be better than playing karmi music for the cows?
Mother
Cow: You are perfectly correct. The article
that we posted was from the BBC News Network and
does not represent the type of music that we play
for our cows. We prefer the mellow bhajans of
Srila Prabhupada and an occasional flute song.
The cows really like flute music and that only
stands to reason since their supreme protector
is a flute player.
We have not intended Mother Cow dot org to simply
be a devotee-in-house website. We want to encourage
people from all walks of life and from all religious
traditions to understand the necessity of cow
protection. To achieve this goal we also want
to publish those statements or happenings that
demonstrate that we cows are sentient being with
feelings just like humans.
Mother Cow: We are developing
our bull and ox program. At present we have two
bull calves. One we will keep as a bull and the
other as an ox. We do not have sufficient land
to keep more cows or bulls. When a bull is born
we keep him with his mother for six months to
one year and then we transfer him to a very big
goshala for bulls at Mysore that is run by the
Jain community. He will stay there for life and
it is guaranteed that he will be protected for
life.
We are not actually a commercial dairy. We are
an ashram dairy attached to Sri Narasingha Chaitanya
Matha. The milk sales go toward Deity service,
etc.
It is very dangerous to give a bull to local farmers
here in India even if they say they will not sell
the bull. Later when the bull or ox is old they
will sell it for slaughter. Now new laws are coming
up in different parts of India to stop cow and
bull slaughter and this is very welcome. But it's
a battle all the way.
With the Jain community we have a good arrangement
at present and they are being engaged in the service
of protecting Krishna's bulls and oxen. Later
on when we can purchase more lands then we can
start to keep more of our own bulls and ox.
Thank you for visiting our website and for your
sincere concerns.
Question:
Hare Krishna! I have looked at your beautiful
new web site. The cows look very happy. However,
please tell me what are you doing with the bulls?
You have not mentioned how you are protecting
the bulls, the fathers of society.
Mother
Cow: Yes, we also protect the bulls although
that has not yet been mentioned on our website.
The website is still developing. Many new things
will be appearing on the website in a week or
two.
We have a brother goshalla in Mysore in coordination
with the Jain community of South India. The goshala
is called Pinjapol, but I do not think they have
a website. Our bulls are sent to Pinjapol when
they are about one year old. It is a large goshala,
much larger than the one where our cows are kept.
We have limited land at present but when we are
able to purchase more land then we can keep our
bulls and ox here.
The old system in India was that the bulls and
ox could always be given to farmers who would
in turn use the bulls and ox and never send them
to slaughter. But now we live in unhappy days
when it is hard to find a farmer who will protect
his animals after they are old or return them
to the goshala at that time. They usually sell
them for slaughter. It is sad and unfortunate
that our glorious India has degraded to such.
Here in India there are a lot of politics around
cow protection. Some places are better than others
and some people are better than others. Some of
our local farmers can be trusted and some cannot.
A goshala in Kali Yuga is a must but there is
no doubt about it - it is very hard work and not
always easy.
Question: Dandabats. Well, Your website
is fabulous. Where is your Goshala, location,etc.
I like to be in touch with devotees doing Go-seva.
It is a tough one and best seva. All glories to
your service.
Mother
Cow: Thank you for appreciating our website
and our service to Lord Krishna. We are located
adjacent to Sri Govindaji Gardens, Sri Narasingha
Chaitanya Matha, Sri Rangapatana, near Mysore,
Karnataka, South India.
If you are in the area please pay us a visit.
Question:
I just saw your web site and are happy to see
what things you are doing. In Jaipur we also have
a goshalla but not well developed. Now we have
finally been given 35 acres from the government.
1 One major question I have and a problem I forsee
is what do you do when you have more cows than
you can support, either by the land or donations?
2 What do you do will all the bull calves that
you get?. Ultimately we want to work our bullocks
but even then there is a limit to how many you
can use.
I would appreciate your feedback on this.
Mother Cow: It is a good thing that our
Indian government can help develop cow protection
otherwise they are not fit to lead the country.
It is nice that you are getting some land. I have
never been to Jaipur but I heard it is a cultured
place.
We are planning to increase our lands and cows
over the next few years but then we may reach
our limit. Therefore with out spreading cow protection
and getting others to follow our model we would
have to cut back some how or other. Now in Kali
Yuga it is very difficult to live a Vedic life
style.
In the old days the bulls (ox) could be given
to local farmers. But now a days we cannot give
the bulls and ox to the village people because
they cannot be trusted. They may sell the animal
for slaughter in the future. We have learned that
lesson the hard way.
But we are fortunate here in South India that
we have a bull goshala located in Mysore that
is run by the Jain community and they have vast
lands and financial resources so after staying
with us for about one year we take the bulls that
are born to the Jain goshala and they are protected
for life.
Otherwise if you have no safe place to take the
bulls then there are real economic issues in operating
a goshala in this modern age. So there must be
more strict laws and systems imposed by government
to keep farmers from slaughtering or selling their
cows and bulls for slaughter. Without a Krishna
conscious government we will always have to struggle.
I suggest the government should set up pakha goshalas
for bulls, cows, and oxen all over India. Then
the little goshala people like us will not be
put into difficulty when bulls are born. At least
that would be a step in the right direction.
Thanks for your email. Lets stay in touch. Are
you going to have a goshala website in Jaipur?
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