7 ways you were killing the ‘holy cow’ but had no clue

The ban on cow slaughter is attached to the idea that the cow is killed to be someone's food. But in reality, it is not only the cow's meat being used, but every part of it including bones and intestine and you had no idea you were consuming it or probably even sitting on it all your life.

Now, coming to the topic of cow slaughter, you will be shocked to see how have you been misusing, torturing the cow and in the end resulting in its death from the daily materials you use.

tarting from drinking the milk of the cow which is formed to milk its calf, people have been committing atrocities towards the cow. Killing is not only a physical phenomenon but even what makes the animal suffer is part of killing. Does the cow like the process of getting milked that too most of the times by inseminating the animal to get pregnant artificially so that you get enough milk?

f after shouting protest slogans against the killing of the cow you were tired and decided to sit on a chair and sip a cup of coffee, beware even you have contributed your bit in killing the cow. Yes, the sugar which shines like pearls which are used for making tea sweet has been given the shiny touch by the powder made out of cow's bones called bone char.

If you argue that there are so many diabetic patients in India that people don't use much sugar. Still, those suffering from diabetes have to take medicines including insulin. You will be shocked to know that the insulin is made of a liquid gotten from the Adrenalin of the cow (Epinephrine).

Oh, still thinking why did I mention the chair? Yes if you are traditional and like sitting on the wooden chair which is always shining as you believe in keeping it clean and neat? The shining doesn't come by wiping it but by a gum made of cows blood which is dried and is used to stick the plywood piece to the chair or table or even any wooden thing you use.

Whether you are travelling by bus, bike or even car or can, you are again contributing to the killing of cows. The wheel is the culprit here. According to scientist Nagesh Hegde as reported in Prajavani says, stearic acid (taken from cow's bones) is used to avoid the tyres from bursting. Even to keep brakes, and steering function properly special oil made out of cow's body and powder from its bones is used.

Keeping aside things made of animal skin, even sports items like tennis rackets and badminton rackets are also not an exception. The strings on the bat are the result of the wire made of cow's processed intestine.

Having a headache after reading this? Beware you might be consuming the medicine which has liquid extracted from the cow. Collagen liquid extracted from the skin of cow is used in the bandages frequently used in hospitals. From steroids to make you lactic to control urination to heart operation to operations related to brain, medicines derived from various parts of the cow are used.

Thus it is absolutely wrong to come to a conclusion that beef eaters are the only reason why cows are being killed. Even those using any material made out of cow extract are equally responsible for killing the cow.

• cow slaughter
• bone char
• cow's milk
• pseudo cow lovers