KAUAI, HAWAII, September 11, 2019 (Hinduism Today, by Panshula Ganeshan): On behalf of cows everywhere, an activist offers ways we can improve the care of these gentle creatures, and be models for their protection. Many thousands of Hindus every day will stop by a grocery store and buy commercial milk for offering to a Deity–a type of sacrifice and cultural remembrance with deep ties to Vedic Indian culture. I, too, happily participated in this venerable practice until my eyes were opened to the reality of commercial dairy farming. Dairy cows are commodities, not only for their milk, but also for their meat. In fact, many vegans equate milk with meat because once the milk producing capacity of cows diminish, they are sold for slaughter.
Read this thoughtful article in Hinduism Today’s July issue at “source” above.