25 May 2014 - QA 14

How do we stop animal slaughter Gurudev?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

We need to stop it with the help of laws. Some countries don’t have the legal system backing them for this. People should also be more aware.

When India got its independence, there were 120 crore cows and 30 crore people in the country. Today there are 20 crore cows and 120 crore people. So the ratio is now 1:5. How will 1 or 2 liters from 1 cow suffice for 5 people?
So if cows reduce at such a rate, very soon milk will be something we can only read about in books, and not be able to see or drink milk at all. People will have to imagine this white liquid which at one time used to be drunk by people, and only hear stories about milk, but not be able to drink it.
So animal slaughter has to definitely be stopped. If we want our country to progress, this is essential. All of you must work towards this. Talk to people in your respective villages.

I am sure our new Prime Minister will definitely do something about this.