Vrindavan, 2018.01.11 (VT) Looking at the well fed bulls, calves and cows of Food For Life Vrindavan’s goshala, Care for Cows, gives a feeling of contentment that the cows themselves seem to feel as they laze in the winter sun in the spacious yard of the goshala. Many of the bulls were found in poor condition on the street and were nursed back to health.
The cattle at Care for Cows are fed three times per day, whereas in most goshalas, they only get fed twice per day. The staff at Care for Cows know the cows, calves and bulls by name and will tell you stories about their personalities and habits. Located at Kikinagala village, behind the organization’s school, the goshala welcomes volunteers from all over the world who put their heart into caring for the cattle.
The problem of how to make dairy farming cruelty free while at the same time making it economically viable plagues many households and farmers in the Braj region. The reliance on tractors for farming means that people don’t want to keep bulls and are faced with a dilemma when a male calf is born.
P.C. Patrika
Food for Life Vrindavan’s Sandipani Muni Schools make an effort to utilize the labour of bulls by using bullock carts to transport children to and from school in bullock carts. The strongest and healthiest bulls pull the carts, each of which can carry up to 40 children.
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