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The earliest cultural texts of ancient India, the Vedas, mention: "The cow is the mother of the universe and even the gods", and the status of the cow is higher.
More than eighty percent of the people in India firmly believe in this belief, they worship the cow as a god, the "three treasures of India" beef, cow urine and milk, they drink cow urine but do not eat beef, and also make cow dung into curry and other heavy flavors to eat.
During the raging period of the new crown virus, Indians have fully demonstrated the belief that cows are gods, firmly believing that cow dung and cow urine can drive away all evil and cure all diseases.
India's cow is a veritable "street slipper", can swagger and freely enter and exit anywhere, even if the cow falls asleep on the highway and blocks the road, pedestrians cannot honk their horns or drive away, but can only wait for it to wake up and leave on its own;
Most cattle have names, often wear garlands and ribbons around their necks, and even have their own sanatoriums, and "playing the piano to the cow" is also possible in India.
Among all the cattle, the highest status is a "sacred cow" named Sudan, which is worth as much as 240 million rupees, equivalent to 21 million yuan, and its treatment has made countless people sigh that "people are not as good as cattle".
The same cattle, why is the status of cattle in India "superior to cattle"?
Although Indian cattle also have to cultivate the land, their status is very high, and there are basically statues of sacred cows in temples, there are special "oxology" exams, and there is also a special "Bogao Festival" to express the worship of cows, and even people and cows marry.
Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the Indian nation, once described the cows of India in one sentence:
"The ox is the noble mother of millions of people in India, whether it is the ancient sages or the mediocre laymen, all come from the ox."
First of all, cattle had a high status in the agricultural era and were irreplaceable labor;
Secondly, most Indians believe in Hinduism, the main god Shiva is their faith, and its mount Nandi, a white male zebu, has become part of the faith, representing joy and happiness;
Finally, Hindus believe that gods reside in the body of the cow, so they also regard the cow as an inviolable sacred object.
Therefore, Indians worship rubi and cows, forbidding wounding, killing cows, and eating beef, and their status is even higher than that of people.
India's highest-ranking cow is worth Rs 240 crore
"Sultan" means "king" in Hindi, and giving a cow such a name is equivalent to Monkey King to Huaguo Mountain, which can be called the king of the cattle world.
Sultan is a full-blooded zebu bull of Mora buffalo, born in Haryana, 1.8 meters tall, 4.3 meters long and weighing 1.5 tons, which is 2 times taller than the average bull!
After becoming famous, the Sultan was sent to raise on a farm. Here, it does not do farm work, it is taken care of by a special nanny and breeder, and every day except for walking and sleeping, it is to receive a "pilgrimage" from everyone.
The nanny takes care of the Sultan almost 24 hours a day, and in addition to feeding him strictly according to the requirements, she also cleans the cowshed every day, cleans it of bugs and dirt, groomes it every day, and often takes him out for walks to keep him in a good mood.
Sudan's food is not ordinary cowweed, it must be both fond of food and nutrition, usually rich in vitamins and nutrients such as milk, vegetables and fruits, and it should drink a glass of whiskey every day before bed to relieve fatigue.
Moreover, it cannot be given leftover, cold or spoiled fruits and vegetables, it must be eaten fresh and the best, otherwise it may cause discomfort.
The nanny who takes care of the Sudan said that it eats about 200 pounds of food per meal, including 120 pounds of carrots, more than 60 pounds of vegetable cereals, and 20 pounds of apples; Food costs about 400 yuan a day, and more than 10,000 yuan a month just for eating.
It is no exaggeration to say that the Sudanese life is more exquisite than people, and life is more comfortable than most people, so why does it have such high treatment?
Why can Sultan become a "sacred cow" and be so valuable?
Among all the breeds of Indian buffalo, Mora buffalo is the highest, with top meat quality, milk production and competition ability, and a life span of 25 years can make the owner eat and drink for a lifetime, which directly creates Sudan's "sacred cow" status.
It is said that South Africa's rich people offered 18 million yuan to buy Sudan, but they were refused, some people said that its owner was stupid, but in fact, if he really sold Sudan, it was picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelon.
First of all, the Sultan has a superior appearance, with strong muscles, shiny hair and a strong physique that stands out among the cattle, who doesn't like a good-looking and strong cow?
Secondly, the Sultan won countless glory and prize money for his master in various competitions by relying on his strong strength, one game after another and one prize after another, pushing it to the "altar" and becoming a "star cow".
In the end, in addition to winning prize money in competitions, the Sultan after becoming famous allowed the owner to live a life of lying down and earning millions a year.
It is understood that with Sudan's repeated victories, most people are also impressed by its strong physique and excellent genes, and they will bring their own cows to breed from far away, and it costs 50,000 yuan to breed once.
The more famous the Sultan is, the more people come to breed, and his owner says that the Sultan can generate more than a million dollars a year for breeding alone.
Therefore, the owner spends 10,000 on him every month, which is really nothing, and anyone is willing to do it.
India respects cattle and does not eat cattle, so how to deal with cows when they are old?
According to statistics, India has as many as 300 million cattle, ranking first in the world, but most of them are old cattle. Indians don't eat beef, they usually deal with it in 3 ways.
- Slaughter export:
More than 80 of India's cattle are buffalo, mainly for milk, and when buffaloes are unable to continue producing milk beyond their age, they will continue to create economic value as meat cattle.
Indians are mostly vegetarians and do not eat beef, so slaughtered buffaloes are usually used as trade exports.
For Muslims, "beef ramen" is famous all over the world, and buffalo is equivalent to money that can move, so most buffalo in India is sold to Muslims.
- Establishment of shelters:
For Indians, rubi cows and cows cannot be eaten, so special pension institutions will be set up for them, and the daily food subsidy fee is about 4 yuan, which is higher than the daily income of some local people.
For other cattle that are old or sick and cannot feed on their own, the local government will also set up a special shelter to support, and some rich businessmen who are rich and want to do charity can also adopt them and take care of them until the end of life.
- Let the wandering:
India itself is not rich, and there are so many cattle that most cattle can only wander on their own. In fact, a large part of the cattle that appear on the streets and roads in India are stray cattle, they have no fixed residence, no one to raise, can only go to the trash can to find food, or rely on the feeding of passers-by to survive.
Cattle have a high status in India, but they often have different lives from cattle, some cattle are worth tens of millions, and some cattle can only live on the streets to beg for food, which is quite similar to the human world.
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