Decades ago, the Gir cow was taken to Brazil where it emerged as a high milk yielding breed. Indian cattle enthusiasts argue that if Brazil could have the Gir then why can’t it replace the ...

The Animal Welfare Board of India said in a brief statement Friday that it had withdrawn its proposal for “Cow Hug Day” on Feb. 14. The cow has long been worshipped as a motherlike figure in ...

For centuries, cows have been considered sacred by India’s majority Hindu population, a symbol of both the Earth and the divine. Indeed, so revered are the animals that authorities had planned ...

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