CoWish

Growing mechanization in the farming industry has also put cattle out of use as working animals, and increased the number of cattle abandonment cases. Fear of arrest, persecution, and lynching by cow vigilantes has also reduced the trading of cattle. Once a cow stops giving milk, feeding and maintenance of the cow becomes a financial burden on the farmer who cannot afford their upkeep. Cattle that farmers are unable to sell are eventually abandoned to wander.

• About 84 cow farms around the world have been developed on the communitarian model, most with just 5–10 cows.
• The cruelty largely stems from the excessive demands for high levels of milk production and the failure of the cows’ metabolism to cope
• The sustainability of ahimsa dairies from an environmental perspective is questionable.

Adherents to cow care philosophy should have a culture of respect for all living beings and a humble recognition of all life being in connection with a divine being.