Stray cow loitering on the road in Varanasi, IndiaCow slaughter laws in various states of India Green: Cows, bulls and bullocks are allowed to be slaughtered Yellow: Bulls and bullocks are allowed to be slaughtered Red: None of the above are allowed to be slaughtered
Stray cows or stray cattle are animals such as cows, bulls, oxen and buffaloes that roam freely. A cow is considered "stray" when its owner no longer claims ownership or its owner cannot be determined.[1][2][3]
Cow slaughter is banned in many places in India with penalties of long imprisonment and huge fines. Fear of arrest, persecution, and lynching by cow vigilantes has reduced the trading of cows. 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.
India has over 5 million stray cattle according to the livestock census data released in January 2020.[4] The stray cow attacks on humans and crops in both urban and rural areas is an issue for the residents.[5][6] Stray cattle are rarely a nuisance to traffic in urban areas and rarely cause road accidents.[4][7] The problem of solid waste pollution, especially plastic pollution and garbage dumped at public places, poses a risk to stray cattle which feed on garbage.[8] Western scholars have advocated that India reduces its dairy production and rely more on Western imported milk and milk products, and also to reduce the respect given to cows.
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