Once again loads of animals produce milk, go to your nearest supermarket and you will see you can buy all sorts of milk and not just cow's milk.
Hahahahaha It's not laughable. I have tuberculosis right now and am being treated for it, I sure as hell don't want to be slaughtered Don't see why the cow should be. Especially as the disease is treatable.
You would not cut a Sikhs' hair, you would not destroy a Statue of the Buddha, you would not burn crosses in front of catholic churches (if you're a normal person that is, if your a bigot the shoo.), so what basically is happening is that the Cow, a sacred animal to the Hindu, not to mention it is not just a regular cow but considered to be a Holy Cow - as there is something special (most cows are left to fend for themselves in India, but a few which are born on special dates, or have other signs associated with it are considered holy) about this cow, is going to be killed by the order of a Government. If this was a regular cow that was not considered especially special I doubt you would see as much problem with it being killed, however because of something else this cow is probably comparable to a mini-Jesus. Would you kill mini-Jesus? I doubt it. If it is incurable rather than go in and just kill the beast perhaps the best approach would be to find a solution within the Hindu population and see if some sort of agreement can be met. The cow is a health risk, and if the TB is very virulent and confirmed to be there through further medical testing the only option is destruction of the animal in a humane way - however the cow should be given the benefit of the doubt with another more accurate test or a tissue sample grown in a lab culture to confirm whether it really does have TB. By at least doing that I am sure the community would be much less likely to be as offended than for just one test determining the fate of the cow.
From speaking to my girlfriends mother (who is Hindu) I understand that cows are sacred not just beacuse of their milk, but for many other reasons. From a purely economic perspective cows were expensive and the killing of cows didn't make economic sense when they would continue to provide milk and butter while alive. They could also be used to work on farms or their dung as fertiliser or fuel - so there was more value to their being alive than the value of the meat from killing them. Cows aren't worshipped by Hindus, but they are given respect and treated differently from other animals.
For me, I don't think it's laughable... We should respect other religion no matter how unfamiliar or unique practices they have as long as it will not hurt anybody.
The hindus are doing a good thing for the wrong reasons. I bet they wouldn't give a shit if it's a pig or a chicken
Its not laughable to me, I respect other religions and their practicies .. no matter how unfamiliar they are to me.
Since they are in UK, it's them who have to respect others, coming to someone. They can go to India and have as much as they want bulls and milk. Same goes to Islam ppl, if one muslim wanted to marry 10 girls in UK, you wouldnt allow it, would ya? Same case. Dont worry mate, shes a lesbian or at least trying to be the one, so take her comments as "purple evilness" She always speaks like that, as if shes on the highest mountain looking down at you. Oh, and Denise is her bodyguard
NFS you are a rude individual. I don't take kindly to your disrespectful comments. I suggest you cut it out please.
Denise, I'm rude when you are rude to me. And I wont suggest you anything, as you can do whatever you wish. I just backed him up just like u did with samanta, whats the problem? ))
you werent in this thread, but there are many others like p.u.t i.n u.r. h.e.a.d, familiar with that ? Anyways, I dont have anything against you, that post was more to "samanta on the high rock". I'm off to bed, good night.
Since when UK became a specific religious state? Last I checked it was still Secular, thus respecting all religions. And they are respecting the laws of UK, since they are seeking a court order to stop the execution of the bull. You would be extremely Racist to ask them to go to India. since India is not a Hindu state.
Its not laughable at all. If the government wanted to kill my pets I would do all I could to prevent it. Most of the threads started in the politics & religion forum are laughable.
TB in cattle is different than in humans. # Mycobacterium bovis (responsible for TB in cattle and other mammals) # M. tuberculosis (the primary agent of TB in humans) it can cause : * Human leprosy * Johne’s disease in ruminants * Avian TB (tuberculosis of birds). to keep the cow in isolation would mean in a farm building that is air tight, so no rodent, badger or bird can enter it. and spread the TB to other herds or people. Cattle, buffalo and bison, are the natural host of M. bovis, but nearly all warm-blooded animals are susceptible to the infection. In fact, compared to other bacteria of the MTB complex, M. bovis has a very broad range of animal hosts. This complicates the control of bovine TB, particularly when the infection becomes self-sustaining in wildlife species, which in turn can become reservoirs of M. bovis for domestic animals. During the 1930s, a large proportion of dairy cows were infected with M. bovis. Many were kept near large cities to provide urban dwellers with fresh milk and most were closely confined, in poorly ventilated cowsheds, which are ideal conditions for the disease to spread. Many infected cows developed TB in the udders and shed M. bovis in the milk. Because most milk was drunk raw (untreated), milk-borne human M. bovis infection was a major public health risk and an important source of TB in humans. During this time, over 50,000 new cases of human TB were recorded each year in Great Britain and it was estimated that 2,500 people were dying annually from TB caused by M. bovis. To try to control the problem, in 1935 the Government introduced a voluntary TB testing scheme for cattle. Any animals that were positive to these tests were slaughtered. To try to stop bTB spreading to other herds, cattle were not allowed to be moved from farms affected with bTB. This testing and slaughter programme became compulsory in 1950 and by 1980 it had reduced the national incidence of TB in cattle to a very low level. In addition to this, routine pasteurisation (heat treatment) of cows’ milk and inspection of cattle carcases at slaughterhouses were gradually put in place to further protect public health. Although the incidence of bTB has increased over the last 15 years, the testing and slaughter programme remains central to our strategy to stop its spread. In November 2004 we introduced enhanced testing and control measures to help improve the detection of bTB, so that action can be taken quickly to prevent the spread of the disease. i think that 2500 people that died each year when it was a problem is reason enough to destroy this cow.