1. There are different policies for cattle in different states
The first is the states that do not restrict the slaughter of cattle, such as Kerala, West Bengal and Sikkim, and the northeastern states such as Nagaland. There are 6 states in total, which are not in the traditional Hindu areas, and people slaughter and eat cattle with almost no restrictions.
the second is that it is forbidden to slaughter cows and calves, but other cows can be slaughtered, and this state accounts for the vast majority. For example, in Gujarat, the hometown of the most severe Prime Minister Modi, in 217, the law of slaughtering cows was changed from 7 years imprisonment to life imprisonment. In addition, the person responsible for transporting cattle to the slaughterhouse will also be punished, with a maximum sentence of 1 years in prison.
Although most Indian local states prohibit the slaughter of cows and calves by law, their enforcement varies from state to state. Some states can slaughter bulls, some only allow the slaughter of infertile bulls, and others allow the slaughter of sick cows and cows of a certain age. Some States allow slaughter, but not transportation, and so on. All these States prohibit the slaughter of cows and calves, and offenders will be punished with imprisonment or fines of varying lengths. But these States basically do not restrict the slaughter of buffaloes and draught beef.
The third type is one of the few countries that prohibit the slaughter of any cattle, such as Rajasthan. Second, Indians eat less beef
Indian vegetarians rarely eat red meat, and animal foods mainly eat poultry and fish. Hindu teachings also tell people to respect animals, and in their eyes, cows are like second mothers, and goddesses will also incarnate as cows. Therefore, it is not surprising that Hindu believers do not eat cows.
There are about 18 million Muslims in India. These people eat beef. However, compared with the total population of more than 1.3 billion in India, it is only a minority, and it can only be said that the consumption of beef is not much. Because killing is forbidden by law, there should be no market for beef in India because there are few people who eat it. Then, how can India export so much beef? Third, cows are full of troubles, and everyone is happy to find a way out. < P > In India, since cows are respected, they are worthless as they grow up to a certain age, and they have to spend manpower and financial resources, which is undesirable. Therefore, many cattle were abandoned and wandered, and although the government also built sites to take in some of them, it was a drop in the bucket. There are more and more cattle in the vast rural areas, and it is a good choice to sell them for money.
In this way, the business chain of beef is formed: a large number of cattle are transported to the state where they can be slaughtered and slaughtered; Some states are too strict in the management of transporting cattle, so they slaughter and smuggle them in underground slaughterhouses. Cattle dealers, tanneries, low-caste cattle killing professions, etc. are all busy. By 214, India had exported more than 2 million tons of beef, ranking the top three in the world. The main trading countries are Vietnam and Malaysia. India claims to export buffalo, but the living conditions of cattle in India make people wonder whether it is mixed with other beef.
In India, cattle are generally raised in rural areas in the form of scattered cattle, with low input cost and profit when sold. From the perspective of the whole beef industry chain, the current export volume has exceeded the traditional rice export volume in India, and the prospect is expected.
under the temptation of huge interests, some magical cows in India can't escape the fate of being slaughtered.