Ban on Sale of Cattle for slaughter withdrawn by Center
Central Government’s decision to withdraw the ban on the sale of Cattle for slaughter comes as a huge relief to cowherds and farmers not only in Goa but across the country. The ban had been notified mainly to prevent cruelty to the animals viz. pitiful conditions of cattle transported for slaughter and unhygienic conditions of abattoirs […]
Solution to stray cattle menace is to impound them every 15 days
The growing stray cattle menace that plagues hundreds and thousands of people on a daily basis doesn’t look like it’s changing anytime soon. Thanks to a ban on slaughtering these animals for beef, they have pretty much taken up residence on every available road as far as the eye can see. Last week, the Calangute […]
CATTLE ON THE ROADS OF GOA: STRAY OR AN EXCUSE?
Cattle like cows and buffaloes use the roads as a ‘REST-IN-PEACE’ place for themselves. Don’t they have their sheds to do so? , They aren’t allowed to enter the fields at night as they could destroy the crops! Owners have not built cow sheds or they have too many cattle and not enough room to […]
