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Three men were transporting 13 cattle when a drunk mob attacked them. [39] 7 October 2014 Gujarat: 0 5 Alleged cow slaughter; Police and Muslims clashed. [40] 8 October 2014 Bihar: 0 1 Rumors of beef related issue on the occasion of Bakr-Eid that led to communal tension. [41] 11 October 2014 Bihar: 0 2
The Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Act, 1955 governs the slaughter of cattle in Bihar. Slaughter of cow and calf is totally prohibited. Slaughter of bulls or bullocks of over 25 years of age or permanently incapacitated for work or breeding due to injury, deformity or any incurable disease is permitted.
[6] [7] Cattle slaughter is banned in most states of India. [8] Recently emerged cow vigilante groups, claiming to be protecting cattle, have been violent leading to a number of deaths. Cow-protection groups see themselves as preventing cattle theft and smuggling, [9] protecting the cow or upholding the law in an Indian state which bans cow ...
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India has over 5 million stray cattle according to the livestock census data released in January 2020. [1] The stray cow attacks on humans and crops in both urban and rural areas is an issue for the residents. [2] [3] Cow slaughter is banned in many places in India with penalties of long imprisonment and huge fines.
Cattle smuggling in India, states Reena Martins, is an organized and violent criminal network. In Bihar for example, cow smugglers chopped off the fingers of a railway crossing gate guard when he refused to allow smuggling trucks to pass through before a train. [46] Corruption, bribes and cruelty to animals is a routine part of the operation.
Sri Lanka currently bans the sale of cattle for meat throughout all of the island, following a legislative measure that united the two main ethnic groups on the island (Tamils and Sinhalese), [13] whereas legislation against cattle slaughter is in place throughout most states of India except Kerala, West Bengal, and parts of the North-East. [14]
This is a list of the cattle breeds considered in India to be wholly or partly of Indian origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Indian. Cows from these breeds are often called Desi cows.