Naresh Kadyan Victory : Govt. take U turn on lifting ban on beef export : OIPA in India demands implementation of the National Cattle Commission Report, 2002 - Abhishek Kadyan

8/2/2019 Naresh Kadyan Victory : Govt. take U turn on lifting ban on beef export : OIPA in India demands implementation of the National Cattle Commission Report, 20

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To: Home Minister of India, Prime Minister of India (Hon'ble Sardar ManmohanSngh), Shri Rahul Gandhi, MP, Vice President of India (Hon'ble Shri HamidAnsari), Law Minister of India, Representative of OIPA in India (NareshKadyan), Minister of Environment and Forest (Smt. Jayanthi Natrajan),Chairperson, NAC (Smt. Sonia Gandhi), President of India, New Delhi (HESmt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil), Secretary (Shri Prabeer Kumar Basu), Dr.Charan Das Mahant, Planning Commission of India (Adviser), Shri RajivPratap Rudy, MP, Shri Ram Lal (G.S. Org), Shri Vijay Goel, Ex-MP, ShriMukhtar Abbas Naqvi, MP, Shri Vinay Katiyar, MP, Shri Kalraj Mishra, MP,Shri Nitin Gadkari, Dr. Praveen Bhai Togadia, Director General (AnimalHusbndry), Directorate of Animal Husbandry, Haryana. (Dr. K. S. Dangi),Vice-Chancellor, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Science University,GADVASU, Ludhiana. (Dr. V. K. Taneja), Director, National Dairy ResearchInstitute, , Karnal (Dr. A. K. Shrivastava), and Deputy Chairman, PlanningCommission (Montek Singh Ahluwalia)

Subject: National Cattle Commision Report, 2002 needs attention - SukanyaKadyan

Letter: Greetings,

The UN affiliated International Organisation for Animal Protection - OIPAchapter in India along with the People for Animals (PFA) Haryana haveobjected to the working group report on animal husbandry and dairyingfor the 12th five-year plan, which includes recommendations to lift the banon beef exports from India. Both NGO's has demanded that the

government withdraw its report to the Planning Commission and apologizeto the nation before "religious and nationalist people" came out on thestreets in protest."Export of beef will not only butcher our mother and its family but it willamount to a murder of the Constitution and dharma of the country," MediaAdviser of OIPA's Abhishek Kadyan said.The animal husbandry and dairying department under the agricultureministry sent a report to the Planning Commission recommending liftingthe ban on beef exports. "There is an existing ban on beef exports;therefore it is necessary to revise the EXIM policy to allow beef exports,"OIPA's Event Director in India Miss Sukanya Kadyan quoted from the report.This report was more inclined to slaughtering of animals rather then

protecting them, she added.Quoting directive principals under Article 48 of the Constitution, founderChairman, People for Animals Haryana Naresh Kadyan, Representative ofOIPA in India said, "These directives clearly prohibit the slaughter of cowsand calves and other milch and draught cattle. We cannot tolerateslaughter of cows or its family at any cost. Our agriculture ministry issupposed to protect and promote cows instead of slaughtering it."Matter has been taken up with the HE the President of India's office videNo. PRSEC/E/2012/02261and with the Planning Commission of India No.DPLNG/E/2012/00040.The Times of India reporting:


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NAGPUR: The United Nations (UN) affiliated International Organisation forAnimal Protection (OIPA) in India along with People for Animals (PFA) andNGOs working for animal welfare have slammed the working group reporton animal husbandry and dairying for the 12th Five Year Plan, whichincludes recommendations to lift a ban on beef exports from India.The working group on animal husbandry and dairying (2012-17) recentlysubmitted a report to the Planning Commission on present performance oflivestock sector and its contributing factors including developmentprogrammes and policies pursued in the recent past. It suggested a roadmap for achieving the targeted rate of growth during the 12th plan whileensuring its sustainability and inclusiveness.Sukanya Kadyan, OIPA's event director in India, flayed the recommendationin the report which says, "There is an existing ban on beef exports.Therefore, it is necessary to revise the EXIM policy to allow beef exports."The OIPA and People for Animals (PFA) Haryana have demanded the reportbe withdrawn and government should apologize to the nation before'religious and nationalist people' pour out into the streets in protest."Export of beef will not only butcher cows but will also amount to murderof the Constitution and dharma, on which country's foundation has beenbased," said Naresh Kadyan, India's OIPA representative. The report wasmore inclined to slaughtering animals rather than protecting them. Thematter has been taken up with the President and plan panel, he added.Quoting directive principles under Article 48 of the Constitution, Kadyansaid these clearly prohibit slaughter of cows and calves and other milchand draught cattle. "We cannot tolerate slaughter of cows or its family atany cost," he remarked.VHP letter:Sub.: Request for outright rejection of the recommendations of theWorking Group on Animal Husbandry & Dairying given to the PlanningCommission for the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) to revise the EXIM policyto allow beef export!(1) The GOI Working Group on Animal Husbandry & Dairying12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) has submitted a report to the PlanningCommission, Government of India. The Report at Page 73, Paragraph12.3.1 under the heading Strategies and programs for 12th Plan underChapter 12 Meat and Abattoirs, audaciously asks for pan-Bharatiyapermission for cow massacre in these words: There is an existing banon beef exports; therefore it is necessary to revise the EXIM policy to allowbeef export

(2) Being a son of Maa Bhaarati Your Excellency would be wellappreciative of the central status of cow and the bull-power as the drivingforces of our ethos of sustainable agriculture since pristine times, stableeconomy, national health and mass employment in terms of White

Revolution, Green Revolution, pastoral transportation, irrigation, biogas,manure and bio-fertilizers in the agricultural country Bharat. Cow isComplete Ecology and Altruist. It is, therefore, not for nothing that theRishi-KrishiTradition acknowledges, celebrates and protects Cow as:Gaavo Vishwasya Maatarah!(Cow is Mother of the World!). A cows personis revered as hosting millions of deities. A question in the Yaksha Gita ofthe Mahabharata asks: Kim Amritam? (What isAmbrosia/Panacea/Nectar?). Yudhisthir replies: Gavaamritam!- Cowsmilk is Ambrosia/Panacea! On planet earth, milk of the earthly cousins ofthe Kaamdhenus is virtual Amrit. The Bharatiya indigenous non-hybridvarieties feeding on their natural fodder, grass and herbs top the list in theworld in purity and potency. According to Golok Khand, one was


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designated Upnand who owned 500,000 cows, Nand was one whomaintained 900,000 cows, Vrishbhaanu was one who maintained1,000,000 cows, Vrishbhaanuvar was one who maintained 5,000,000cows, Nand Raja was one who maintained 1 crore (10 million) cows. Duringthe times of Bhagwan Mahavir over 2,500 years ago, Jain Shraavaks(mendicants/monks) maintained 53 Gokuls in the periphery of Shravasticity. A Gokul was defined as a place that housed 10,000 cows. Anand amillionaire received vows of Shraavakhood from Lord Mahavir, and one ofthe Shraavakhood oaths was to maintain 8 Gokuls. The cause of Gow,Garib and Dharma (Gow=Cow & its progeny, Garib=Meek &Underprivileged, and Dharma=Righteousness) has also been the tripleagenda of the entire Sikh history principally the Khalsa history under theministry of Guru Gobind Singhji Maharaj. The Marathas under ChhatrapatiShivaji Maharaj and his successors had also this triple agenda. In Parsitradition, a milky white bull is celebrated as Varsiyaji. Parsis greatlyrevere a Varsiyaji and make a daily offering of fruits to it. Varsiyaji isspotlessly milky white from tip to toe (including even horns, brows, nails,etc.). One can have its glimpse at a Parsi temple [e.g., Udwara (Surat),Lalbagh and Kama Bagh (Mumbai)]. Cow is considered to be the crowningglory of the animal kingdom and in the evolutionary scale precedesmankind only. Thousands of names of places, persons and things andother words in our country Bharat, e,g., Gopuri, Gauhati, Gorakhpur, Goa,Godhra, Gondiya, Gopuram, Gopal, Govind, Godavari, Govardhan, Gautam,Gaumul, Gomukh, Gokarna, Godhaam, Golok, Gokhroo, Godha, Goyal,Gochar, Gorochan, Goraj, Godhuli, Godaan, Gograas, etc., having beenprefixed by the term Go/Gow, signify the deep reverence and highground reserved for the cow & progeny in our culture. Your learned-self isalso aware of the post-independence history of movements to stopslaughter of cow & its progeny by means of signature campaigns, massmovements and hunger strikes undertaken by the leading lights of society.Under the circumstances the said recommendations made by the WorkingGroup on Animal Husbandry & Dairying Department of Government ofIndiais shameless, mindless, audacious and sad. Only one who is not a sonof a man can say that cow is doing a thankless job and therefore deservesto be wolved up. In fact, the Governments plans and programmes to fightpoverty in the country ought also to include booster projects for cowrearing by every rural family and reclamation of Gochar Bhoomi(meadow/grazing land) and its maintenance by the Panchayats. Holisticmanagement and use of Jal (water), Jungle (plant kingdom), Zameen (land)and Jaanwar (animal kingdom) would make the Janata (mankind) happy,healthy and blessed.(3) Speaking about animal laws, the Constitution of Indiaclearly underlines the importance of cow and its protection. Its PART-IV DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY ARTICLE 48: ORGANIZATION OF

AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY reads: The State shallendeavour to organize agriculture and animal husbandry on modern andscientific lines and shall, in particular, take steps for preserving andimproving the breeds, and prohibiting the slaughter, of cows and calvesand other milch and draught cattle.(4) And again, ARTICLE 48A PROTECTION ANDIMPROVEMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND SAFEGUARDING OF FORESTS ANDWILD LIFE reads: The State shall endeavour to protect and improve theenvironment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country.

(5) PART IVA FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES Article 51A of theConstitution says. It shall be the duty of every citizen of India


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..(g) to protect and improve the natural environment includingforests, lakes, rivers, and wildlife, and to have compassion for livingcreatures

(6) Also the Honble Supreme Court on 26.10.2005 in CivilAppeals No. 4937-4940 of 1998 State of Gujrat & other Vs Mirzapur MotiKureshi Kassab Jamat & others has said in Paragraph 67(8) of its order:Finally, the Central Govt. is directed to review the meat export policy, inthe light of the Directive Principles of State Policy under the Constitution ofIndia, and also in the light of the policys potentially harmful effects onlivestock population, and therefore on the economy of the country.(7) The Indic Tradition gives cow the status of Mother.Mahatma Gandhiji looked up to cow as a picture of piety and therepresentative of the mute creation. The Namdhari community sacrificedits lives to uphold the reverence and life of Mother Cow. Cow protection isadvocated in all major schools of the Himalayan tradition. The OmkarParivarschools, viz., Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, and some Buddhists, etc.,consider beef a taboo food and hence eschew its consumption. Even someMughal rulers made cow slaughter a punishable offence. Many Sant-Mahatmas and Gobhaktas(Cow Devotees) have sacrificed their lives for thecause of cow protection. Under the circumstances, the beef exportsuggestion made by the GOI Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairyingis a hostility perpetrated against the Dharmic, spiritual, holistic, altruisticand syncretic worldview of the country.(8) It is, therefore, requested that in view of the provisions ofthe Constitution of India, pronouncements by the Honble Courts of Law,the obvious negative impacts on national economy and the deference forpopular faith and reverence for cow, Your Excellency ought to shot downforthwith the shameless proposals made by the Animal Husbandry &Dairying Department of GOI that seek to (i) remove the existing Ban onbeef exports and (ii) revise the Export-Import Policy (Foreign TradePolicy) to allow beef export!

(9) Action on our above requests and acknowledgment of thiscommunication would be highly appreciated!

Save Cows! Vande Gow Maataram!

Yours in the service ofMaa Bhaarati and Dharma,

Sd/- (ASHOK SINGHALl, Patron, VHP (IntL)

The Tribune report:The recommendations made by the working group report on animal

husbandry and dairying for the 12th Five-Year Plan, which includesrecommendations to lift the ban on beef exports from India, has not gonedown well with the UN-affiliated International Organisation for AnimalProtection (OIPA) chapter in India along with the People for Animals (PFA)Haryana, who have raised objections against the recommendations.

Both NGOs have demanded that the government should withdraw thereport and apologise to the nation for hurting the religious sentiments.

Abhishek Kadyan, a representative of the OIPA, said export of beef couldresult in widespread butchering of cows, which are considered sacred bythe Hindus across the nation. He said the Animal Husbandry and Dairying


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Department under the Agriculture Ministry had recently sent a report to thePlanning Commission in which lifting the ban on beef exports had beenrecommended.

OPIA Director Sukanya Kadyan said the suggestion made in the report wasmore inclined to slaughtering of the animals rather than protecting them.

Naresh Kadyan, founder chairman of PFA Haryana and Indianrepresentative of the OPIA, said the directive principals under Article 48 ofthe Constitution of India prohibit the slaughter of cows and calves andother milch and draught cattle. He said the Union Agriculture Ministry wassupposed to protect and promote cows instead of slaughtering them.

OIPA in India demanding the implementation of the National CattleCommission Report, 2002 as below:

RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMISSION

The Recommendations of the National Commission on Cattle

I. COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION OF CATTLE LAWSSUMMARY OF SUGGESTIONS / RECOMMENDATIONS Chapter III

II. COMMITTEE ON BI-PRODUCTS, DUNG, URINE, BIO-GAS, ELECTRICITYSUMMARY OF SUGGESTIONS / RECOMMENDATIONS Chapter V (Part I)

III. ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION OF CATTLE PRODUCTS AND BI-PRODUCTSSUMMARY OF SUGGESTIONS / RECOMMENDATIONS Chapter V (Part II)

IV. COMMITTEE ON GAUSHALAS etc. and FODDERSUMMARY OF SUGGESTIONS / RECOMMENDATIONS Chapter VI

V. COMMITTEE ON BREED IMPROVEMENT AND PRESERVATIONSUMMARY OF SUGGESTIONS / RECOMMENDATIONS Chapter VIIThe Recommendations of the National Commission on Cattle are asfollows:1. The Prohibition for slaughter of cow and its progeny, which wouldinclude bull, bullocks, etc., should be included in Fundamental Rights or asa Constitutional Mandate anywhere else, as an Article of the Constitution.It should not be kept only in the Directive Principles or / Fundamentalduties as neither of these are enforceable by the courts.2. The amendment of the Constitution should also be made forempowering the Parliament to make a Central Law for the prohibition ofslaughter of cow and its progeny and further for prohibition of their

transport from one State to another. This may be done by shifting thesubject and relevant item from the State List to the Central List, or at leastto the Concurrent List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution.3. The Parliament should then make a Central Law, applicable to all States,prohibiting slaughter of cow and its progeny. Violation of the Law shouldbe made a non-bailable and cognizable offence. There should be provisionfor sessions trials for offences committed under the Law, with apunishment of a minimum of three years of rigorous imprisonment andmaximum 10 years of rigorous imprisonment with fine. The burden ofproof should be on the accused to prove his innocence.4. The Central Government should constitute a permanent National CattleDevelopment Commission or Rashtriya Goseva Ayog for preservation and


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development of cattle all over the country. The Commission should beprovided with adequate funds, of say, at least Rs. 100 crores per year5. There should be a separate Ministry for Cattle Preservation andDevelopment. It should not be under the Department of Animal Husbandry,whose basic mandate is not for cattle preservation but for livestockdevelopment and for production of livestock products, including meatproducts.6. The Animal Husbandry Department should be reorganized and thesubjects allotted to it and the objectives given to it, should be forpreservation and development of animals and not for animal food by wayof meat, etc.7. No financial aids should be given by Animal Husbandry or AgricultureDepartments for construction, renovation or maintenance of slaughterhouses.8. There should be a complete ban on export of beef and veal. Also, stepsshould be taken to ensure that beef or veal is not allowed to be exportedunder the guise or pretext of buffalo meat9. The Central Government should ensure constitution and functioning ofGoseva Ayogs in each of the States and also provide these bodies withadequate funds. These Ayogs should be monitored by the Rashtriya GoSeva Ayog to be set up by the Government of India, as proposed above.10. The implementation of the Cattle Protection Laws should be ensuredthrough the following: Creation of Central Cattle Protection Rapid Task Police Force withregional offices and branches in all States. It should have a special forcedeputed on the Bangladesh border to prevent the cattle exodus from theborder States and also on the Keralas borders with Tamil Nadu, AndhraPradesh and Karnataka. In view of Articles 48 and 51 (g) of the Constitution of India, appropriatedirections may be given under Article 355 or any such provision of theConstitution, to Kerala, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura,Manipur and other North Eastern States to enforce the prohibition onslaughter of the cow and its progeny. Special directions may be given toKerala to stop importing cattle from neighbouring States for slaughter. The provision of the existing laws for prevention of cruelty to cattleduring transport by rail, truck, road or otherwise, should be effectivelyenforced. Cruelty to cows during extraction or let-down of milk by givinginjections, such as oxytocin, should be prohibited by law and theprohibition should be enforced. The Government should issue a Circular banning production of leather ofslaughtered cattle and a mechanism for its enforcement should be evolved.Export of goods made of such leather should be banned. The penal laws of preventive arrest and detention like POTO, etc., shouldbe amended to detain smugglers and organised mafia gangs, who indulge

in large-scale smuggling of cattle to Bangladesh, West Bengal and Keralaand also in sale of cattle to illegal slaughter houses, operating all over thecountry.11. Cross-breeding of indigenous breeds with imported cattle like Jerseyshould be prohibited, especially in the breeding tracts of importantindigenous breeds. Conservation and preservation of these indigenousbreeds should be encouraged. A National Breeding Policy should beevolved and special plans should be developed and implemented, withsizeable financial assistance for developing and preserving indigenousbreeds throughout India.12. Subsidies for purchase of tractors and mechanical appliances forAgriculture should be stopped. Instead, the use of bullocks in ploughing


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and bullock-driven tractors, generation of power through indigenouselectrical equipment and carts should be subsidized, promoted andencouraged.13. The report of the Organic Manure Task Force Committee 2001 shouldbe accepted and its recommendations implemented in total.14. The use and production of chemical fertilizers and chemical pesticidesshould be discouraged, subsidies on these items should be reduced orabolished altogether. The use of organic manure should be subsidised andpromoted.15. The recommendation of the XI Sub Group (on Meat Sector) set up bythe Planning Commission for the 10th Plan proposals should be rejectedoutright.16. Gaushalas, Gosadans and Pinjrapoles should be organized throughvoluntary organizations both by Central and State Governments. TheGovernment should give financial aid for construction and maintenance ofsuch Gaushalas on the basis of matching grants for day-to-day expenses;and 70 per cent grant for capital expenses for construction. They must beallowed free land or land at concessional rates, both for construction andfor grazing purposes. Sufficient land should also be given for growingfodder for the cattle in these organisations.17. Pasture lands should be protected, developed and provided for grazingof cattle belonging to farmers at the village level. Forest laws should beamended to provide grazing facilities for cattle within the forest areas or inthe outlying lands fringing on the forests.18. The use of Gobar (cow dung) and Gomutra (cow urine) of indigenousbreeds of cattle should be promoted extensively in agriculture in the formof different manures, composts, Pest-repellents and pesticides.19. Encouragement should be given to research in cow urine therapy suchas that done by the Govigyan Anusandan Kendra, Devalapar, Nagpur andCSIR at Lucknow and other centers, which led to the recent grant ofAmerican Patent No.6410059 for use of cow urine Ark (Distillate) forenhancing the effect of anti-cancer medicines.20. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry should under takepropagation for awareness campaign of qualities and virtues of cow milk,cow products, cow urine and cow dung. Acceptance of Panchgavya byAyurvedic Sytem of Medicines should be widely propagated and its benefitsexplained to the people. The medicines from cow products and organicmanure utilization should also be given wide publicity by GovernmentMedia.21. In the education and awareness campaign, Farmans issued by variousMughal emperors, Akbar, Humayun, Jahangir, and Bahadur Shah Zafarprohibiting cow slaughter during their rule should be widely advertisedboth in electronic media and other media.22. In the educational curriculum, the subjects should be introduced on

Panchgavya therapy, cow milk, cow urine and other by products of cow, theuse of cow and bullock in agriculture, organic manure and medicinesprepared from cow dung and cow urine.23. All India University should be established for the above and suchsubjects should be introduced in all Universities particularly AgriculturalUniversities and on Animal Sciences and in Veterinary Colleges andUniversities and Hospitals.24. The cultivation of fodder and manufacture of feed for cattle should beencouraged. The States should be asked to ensure production of fodderand feed in proportion to the size of their cattle population.25. In some States, such as Punjab and Haryana, standing crop residueswhich can be used as fodder are burnt. This should be made a penal


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offence as precious fodder is being wasted, whereas many States aredeficient in fodder.26. On the pattern of Food Corporation of India, a Fodder Corporation ofIndia should be constituted and branches should be established in eachState with storage facilities.27. The Agricultural Universities and Agriculture Ministry with ForestMinistry collaboration should ensure special fodder production drive. TheState Governments and the Central Government should subsidise thefodder sale on the pattern of food subsidies given to Below Poverty Line(BPL) Indian citizens from ration shops, through the Public DistributionSystem.28. A circular should be sent by the Central Government directing that theState laws and Municipality laws, prohibiting keeping of cattle in Civil Linesand cities, should be suitably amended to permit the house owner to keep2 to 4 cows and their progeny in their houses or campus even in the cityareas or town areas. At the same time, strict action should be takenagainst those cattle owners who allow their cattle loose on the streets.29. A circular should be sent to the State Governments Panchayats andMunicipalities to regulate control, remove and maintain the stray cattlewandering on streets and roadsides without owners. They should be keptin cattle houses or cattle compounds to be maintained by the local Self-Government institutions, Municipalities and Panchayats.30. The Commission recommends that early steps may be taken for aParliamentary Legislation applicable to the whole country by repealingvarious legislations now in force and a resolution as contemplated inArticle 249 (i) may be passed by the Rajya Sabha or action under Article252 could also be initiated, and a central legislation on the subject couldbe brought about to achieve the desired objects and the commonproblems in different States could be taken care of by such commonlegislation.31. While amending the Fundamental Rights chapter of the Constitution, aproviso to Article 19 may be added after sub clause 5 provided, the rightto carry on any trade or business shall not in any way extend to theslaughter of the cow and its progeny and / or to conduct business/trade inBeef.32. Similar proviso to be added to Article 301 provided, the right to carryon any trade or business shall not in anyway extend to the slaughter of thecow and its progeny and/or to conduct business/trade in Beef33. In the Concurrent List, the following to be added:a) Prohibition of Slaughter of cow and its progeny.b) Laws relating to the movement of cow and its progeny from State toState.34. To declare the Indian breeds as the national wealth of India and noslaughter of any native breed of our country shall be permitted at any cost.

35. It is recommended that a Central Cattle Commission be permanentlyconstituted, which shall have as representatives, at least eight Members /Directors, one each in charge of i) feed and fodder; ii) cattle movement; iii)on enforcement; iv) grazing lands; v) breeding; vi) research, analysis anddevelopment; vii) organic farming; and viii) veterinary medical services.Such cattle commissions should also be set up in each State.36. Grazing lands should compulsorily be set apart, whether Governmentallotted or temple lands. Use of these lands should be exclusively madeavailable only for cattle grazing and should not be allowed for any otheruse.37. If there are any grazing or pasturelands, which have been encroached


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upon, the encroachment should be immediately removed by the concernedGovernment authorities.38. Every State must have a Breed Center, which should concentrate on thedevelopment of the indigenous breeds and not on foreign breeds. Thesebreeding centers should also upgrade and develop the breeds.39. A Cattle Census should be taken regularly and its results compiledspeedily. Breed-wise numbers should be recorded and every indigenousbreed must be registered.40. A Cattle Laws Enforcement Directorate should be constituted, whichshall be in charge of the movement of cows, bulls, bullocks and calvesfrom place to place and State to State and also monitor whether the cow /cattle moved out from one State, has been utilized for the purpose forwhich it was sought to be moved.41. Centres for promotion of the usage of cow urine, dung andPanchagavya, medicines, etc and also research centers to be constitutedfor the promotion of production and use of alternative source of energy,such as Gobar gas, alternative methods of farming, through use of draughtanimal power, organic manure, cow urine pesticides etc.42. Export and Import of beef to be totally banned.43. Save the Indian Breeed Campaign to be launched all over the country.44. There must be a constitutional status of Cow as the National Animal(Rashtriya Prani) and killing of cow and its progeny should be made aconstitutional offence.45. All types of manufacture, sale, use and import of Polythene Bagsshould be banned and prohibited.46. Throwing eatables or eatable waste in polythene bags on the streets,roads or in dust bins, within the reach of cattle consumption, should bemade a penal offence.47. The Government should encourage and implement breeding policy bywhich a genetic improvement and upgradation of existing cross-bredcattle should be brought about by further crossing with good indigenousbreeds.48. The auctioning of all the working bullocks in the MunicipalityCorporations, Panchayats and other places should be stopped. Instead,they should be given retirement and maintained till they die their naturaldeaths. Their work had been utilized throughout their working life andafter that their dung can continue to be used for production of organicmanure..49. Temples and religious places, should be prohibited from selling orauctioning the cattle, which are donated or gifted by worshippers. Thetrustees of these places should either keep the cattle in their own Goshalasor give them to nearby Goshalas for maintenance.50. The various recommendations made by the Commission are based onthe suggestions given by the Committees on different issues, given in the

relevant Chapters viz. Chapter III on Administration of cattle laws;Chapter-IV on Legislation; Chapter V on economic contribution of cattleand by-products of cow and its progeny; Chapter VI on Goshalas andFodder; and Chapter VI on Breeding and preservation and improvement ofbreeds. The Commission recommends that the detailed suggestions givenby these Committees, should be also accepted and implemented by theconcerned Department or Departments of the Government of India and theState Governments and treated as the recommendations of theCommission itself.The recommendations of the individual Committees are summarizedbelow.I. COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION OF CATTLE LAWS


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SUMMARY OF SUGGESTIONS / RECOMMENDATIONS Chapter III1) The Government of India must enact a Central Legislation for protectionof cattle wealth and totally prohibiting its slaughter. The inclusion of thesubject of animal husbandry in the State list is not a impossible hurdle toovercome. This issue should be considered as an issue of vital nationalinterest and rising above politics, the Parliament must enact a Constitutionamendment to bring the subject in the Concurrent List to enable theParliament to enact the law.2) In the meantime, all the State laws should be studied by a Centralagency (if possible by the Law Commission) and they should suggestamendment in laws to bring about consistencies in definitions and otherprovisions. The provisions regarding definitions, scope, burden of proof,cognizability of the offence, penal provisions etc. should be made uniform.The arbitrary powers given to the Competent authorities (which are mainlyveterinary doctors) should be withdrawn and some other arrangementmust be thought about.3) The Home Ministry should direct the States to constitute special squadsin the Police department to check illegal slaughter, illegal transportationwithin the States and outside the State, particularly to Kerala and WestBengal. They should be directed to extend full support, co-operation andprotection to animal welfare activists. They should also be directed toimmediately register FIRs, institute legal cases and ensure their speedydisposal, so that the culprits are punished as per law.4) In many State Acts there are a number of exemptions from the mainprovisions imposing complete / partial ban on slaughter. The exemptionsare used more as rule and the very purpose of the legislation getsdefeated. Hence any type of exemptions should not be provided in the Act.5) Special arrangements to check smuggling on the boundaries withBangladesh in the East and Pakistan in the West (Gujarat / Kutch borders)should be made. If necessary a section of BSF or Army may be entrustedwith this responsibility.6) The Government should impose a total ban on meat exports, whichalone can check slaughter of cattle for clandestine export of beef in theguise of buffalo meat.7) Express provisions for granting custody of cattle, which are seized whilebeing taken for illegal slaughter, to the animal welfare organistions mustbe made in all the State laws together with provisions for payment ofmaintenance charges to these organisations.8) Booking of cattle for transportation for any purpose by railways must becompletely banned. The high cost of road transportation will act as someimpediment to illegal transportation for slaughter.9) The Government should come out with provisions in State laws forconfiscation of vehicles (trucks/tempos) used by the meat traders forillegal transportation of cattle. Similar provisions for confiscation of

vehicles, used in theft / smuggling of forest produce, exist in forest laws.10) The Transportation of Cattle Rules under the Prevention of Cruelty toAnimals Act, 1960 should be strictly implemented and, even otherwise, theimplementation agencies must be strengthened and oriented to the needfor cattle preservation.11) The penal provisions in the State laws as well as in the Prevention ofCruelty to Animals Act should be more stringent with higher fines andlonger terms of imprisonment. There should also be a provision forautomatic review of acquittal orders of the Lower Courts by a superiorcourt.12) Temples should not be permitted to auction the cows and calvesreceived as gifts or donations from devotees.


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II. COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIONSUMMARY OF SUGGESTIONS / RECOMMENDATIONS Chapter IV1) The Commission recommends that early steps may be taken for aParliamentary Legislation applicable to the whole country by repealingvarious legislations now in force (paragraph 16 Part I).2) The Commission is of the view that Entry 15 of List II should be shiftedto List III to enable Parliament to give proper attention to the matter andbring about proper legislation (paragraph 18 Part I).3) Early steps should be taken to move the Supreme Court for a review ofthe judgement delivered in Hanifs case, in respect of the third categoryshown in the judgement (paragraph 25 Part 1).4) There should be a provision embodied in the Act recognizing the rightof the Indian Citizen to a slaughter-less society of the cattle species and,extending the protection to the two categories now excluded fromprotection, namely bulls and bullocks after they have ceased to be capableof breeding or working as draught animals should be provided by law(Paragraph 26 Part I).5) The Commission suggests to the Central Government to create publicopinion against beef-eating and stop killing of the bull and bullocks inaddition to cows and calves (Paragraph 27 Part I).6) The Commission recommends that the existing law should be strictlyfollowed and penal action should be effective, so that violation is reducedand the law is implemented (Paragraph 29 Part I).II. COMMITTEE ON BI-PRODUCTS, DUNG, URINE, BIO-GAS, ELECTRICITYSUMMARY OF SUGGESTIONS / RECOMMENDATIONS Chapter V (Part I)1. Intensive efforts must be initiated immediately to identify and preserveall the indigenous breeds of cows and bulls.2. Policy of cross breeding with exotic breeds must be reviewedimmediately. Efforts must be made to upgrade indigenous breeds withsuitable other indigenous breeds. Such cross breeding must be made withwell-defined aims and objectives and must be based on scientific andgenetic characters. Cross breeding policy must be reviewed periodically onthe basis of the results of previous experiments.A central / regional cattle research institute be established to serve as aguide for this purpose.3. Research programmes, as identified below, should be undertaken,encouraged and supported in national institutions, universities and non-government institutions:1) Genetic and other studies necessary for characterization of indigenouscattle breeds and for using as parameters for selection of breed forindigenous intra-breed cross breeding with an aim to upgrade them.2) Identification of anatomical characters (such as hump), which arecharacteristics of indigenous breeds and to study their physiologicalsignificance.

3) Comparative chemical, microbiological and immunological analysis ofmilk and urine and dung of various indigenous cattle breeds and buffaloeswith special reference to their agricultural, medicinal and nutritionalsignificance.4) Chemical and microbiological analysis of fertilizers and pest repellants,produced from cattle urine and dung with a view to serve as evaluationparameters of these products.5) Technological studies for optimization of production operationsinvolved in agricultural products from cattle.6) Determination of quality control parameters for raw materials andfinished products from cattle. Attention may also be given to variousstages of development and physiological condition of health & diseases


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when such raw materials may be accepted or rejected.7) Verification of clinical and medicinal claims made in ancient literaturerelated to health sciences with regard to medicinal properties of productsobtained from various breeds of cattle. Pharmacological, microbiological,immunological, and toxicological studies of these remedies.8) Development of best-suited technological operations which arenecessary for optimal efficacy of the medicinal products obtained fromcattle urine, dung, milk, buttermilk and Ghee and any other such product.9) Determination of quality control parameters for raw materials includingage, health and physiological status of cow used for production ofmedicinal products from milk, Ghee, butter-milk, urine and dung (and anyother secretion) of cows.10) Research on bio-fertilizers and bio-pest repellants to determine theirsoil and crop specificity. Composition and efficacy of fertilizer obtainedfrom dead cows horn merits special attention.11) Influence of cows urine on rate of germination of seeds and plantgrowth. Presence of plant and human immuno-stimulant substances incows urine.12) Development and evaluation of technology for production ofmechanical, thermal and electrical energy from cattle.13) Efficacy and utility of radiation-preventing ability of cow dung.14) Development of eco-friendly methods of disposal or replacement byother suitable substitutes of polythene bags and other materials.15) Utilization of cows milk as immunogen transmission vehicles throughhyper-immune cow.16) Use of lactic acid bacteria as nutrient and for medicinal purposeespecially for production of antibiotic substances.17) Suitability of species of earthworm for production of Vermicompostand their ecological effect.18) Plant Antibiotic substances in cows urine.19) A `cow urine concoction is seen to be useful in medical practice inmany ways in the country. Usefulness of such formulation from indigenousspecies may be investigated.20) Technology and quality control aspects of cosmetic products fromproducts of cattle.4. A broad-based review committee be constituted at national level whichshould review the progress in the area of research and utilization of cattleproducts. The committee should guide the various research institutions,other organizations and departments involved for means of optimalutilization of cattle products.5. Possibility of utilizing vegetable and kitchen waste in all the municipalareas in the country for production of vermicompost should be seriouslyexamined and implemented wherever feasible. Such efforts are in progressin the city of Mumbai and advantage could be derived from that

experience.6. Indiscriminate throwing of plastic and polyethylene bags must bebanned. A suitable systematic plan of disposal of plastic & polyethylenebags must be evolved and implemented. A public education program inthis respect must be initiated.7. Education programme for farmers concerning benefits of organicfarming by using bio-fertilizers and bio - pest repellants must be started.Agricultural universities and departments and non-governmentorganization may be involved in such programmes.8. The useful medicinal products are available from cattle products. Thedrug control authorities in the country should, after thorough examination,include such products in Indian pharmacopia so that their production and


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quality may be suitably standardized.9. Use of oestrogens and similar drugs increasing the yield of milk of cowsshould be banned for reasons of health of cows.10. Utilization of cattle and cattle products (dung cake and biogas) assource of thermal, mechanical and electrical energy should be encouragedand subsidized.III. ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION OF CATTLE PRODUCTS AND BI-PRODUCTSSUMMARY OF SUGGESTIONS / RECOMMENDATIONS Chapter V (Part II)Data and Research1) A sound data-base or data-collection system be developed, whichwould throw up data regarding cattle numbers, numbers of work animals,energy outputs, milk production, dung and urine utilisation, number ofbio-gas plants, etc.2) An inventory should be drawn up of all research that has beenconducted, be it on organic farming and composting, cow urine therapyetc.3) A programme for conduct of scientific research into several aspects ofthe issue should be drawn up, with special focus on the subjects given indetail in the Recommendations.Organic manure & Composting techniques4) Improved methods of composting should be popularised amongstfarmers by large-scale training programmes and demonstration throughthe extension networks. NGOs like Goshalas should be involved in thisactivity.5) Awareness about the efficacy and utility of dung-based manure andcompost should be spread far and wide, through the use of the variousforms of media, including audio-visual, print and through Krishi VigyanKendras and information kiosks at the village level.6) Facilities for certification of organically produced vegetables, grains andother crops should be made available to the farmers, who can obtain abetter remuneration for their organically-produced products.7) Marketing and transport of these labelled products should be facilitated.

8) If possible, in the initial period at least, subsidies should be given forproduction of organic produce, rather than subsidising the use of chemicalfertilisers and pesticides.Milk and Milk Products9) Cows milk should be separately labelled and marketed on a large scale,for which labelling should be made mandatory.10) The pricing policy based on fat content of milk, (which favours buffalomilk, leading to an ever-widening preference of the farmer to keep milchbuffaloes rather than cows) needs a serious re-look to correct the tilt infavour of the buffalo.11) The benefits of taking cows milk should be propagated and awareness

should be spread through an aggresive media campaign, holding ofseminars etc.Utilisation of cattle urine12) For collection of urine, proper sheds with appropriate channels in thefloor need to be set up, for which advice may be given to the farmers.13) Subsidies could be given for construction of special sheds.14) Subsidies could also be given for collection and transportation of theproducts to the manure or medicine-producing facilities, if they are at adistance from the source.15) Special efforts may be made to popularise the use of Panchagavyatreatment, by spreading awareness about its efficacy in curing variousdiseases.


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16) Similarly, the efficacy of cow urine therapy, based on properlydocumented trials and research studies, may be made known to thegeneral public.17) However, while procedures for grant of licences for production of thesemedicines may be simplified, care needs to be taken to ensure that quacksare not able to take advantage of the simplified procedures, as this wouldbe to the detriment of the patients seeking relief, as has happened in somestray cases.Carcass utilisation after natural death of cattle18) In the matter of carcass utilisation, the collection of horns and otherproducts like hides and skins from dead cattle should be organisedproperly.19) New technologies should be used for carcass utilisation, so that theeconomy can gain from the benefits, bestowed by the benevolent cow,which even gives to mankind after her death. The employment of the ruralpopulation engaged in this trade will not be disturbed if this is done.Draught Animal Power20) Tractorisation needs to be curbed and the use of draught cattle foragricultural purposes as well as for transport needs to be restored, bydeveloping improved ploughing implements and harnesses.21) Special draught breeds of cattle should be developed and improvedgenetically, so that this valuable source of energy remains available to thefarmer, especially the small and marginal farmers.Coordination amongst agencies22) There should be a nodal body for coordinating with the differentGovernment Departments and other agencies in the matter of organicfarming and the utilisation of cattle dung and urine for composting.23) Similarly, there should be a coordinating body for use of draughtanimal power, which is presently with the Department of Non-conventionalEnergy Sources, whereas, tractorisation and mechanisation are with theDepartment of Agriculture and Cooperation and breeding and bullockproduction are with the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying.Role of Goshalas, Gosadans etc.24) The roles of Goshalas, Gosadans and Panjarapoles should be enhancedfor evolution of better manures, pesticides and medicines.25) These organisastions should be encouraged to become self-sustainingby selling or properly utilising the dung and urine from even dry cattle.26) They should be given grants in the initial stages to develop self-sufficiency by adopting modern methods of collection and usage of theseproducts.27) They should lay down time-bound programmes with firm plans ofaction to achieve self-sufficiency and these programmes should be closelymonitored and subsequent grants with-held if the targets are notachieved. On the other hand, if the targets are achieved within the

scheduled times, additional incentives and awards should be given.Bio-gas28) Bio-gas generation should be given impetus in a big way.29) Research for production of new and improved cost-effective plantsshould be encouraged.30) The benefits of using such plants should be explained to farmers withregard to how they can meet their energy needs, at the same time,producing valuable manure in the form of the residual slurry.31) The ecological and environmental aspects of bio-gas generation needsto be studied and quantified. The results of such studies, in terms of thesaving of forests, reduction in pollution caused by burning of diesel andother fuels need to be analysed and conveyed to the general populace,


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especially in the rural areas, to bring home to them the real benefits ofsaving the cow and its progeny.IV. COMMITTEE ON GAUSHALAS etc. and FODDERSUMMARY OF SUGGESTIONS / RECOMMENDATIONS Chapter VIStrengthening of Gaushalas (Paragraph 28)1) Gaushalas should be motivated to make the best use of their so-farunder-utilized resources, viz cow dung and cow urine.2) At least one Gaushala in each District should be got developed into aKrishi-Govigyan Anusandhan Kendra with units to demonstrate theprocesses and methods for making Nadep Compost, Vermi-compost, bio-pesticides and for generating bio-energy.3) A Laboratory and Documentation Centre may be set up at each DivisionHeadquarters or for a cluster of Districts for testing the bio-fertilizers andbio-pesticides prepared at Krishi Go-Vigyan Anusandhan Kendras.4) A suitable fraction of the Krishi Mandi Tax may be used for maintainingthe Kendras and Laboratories proposed to be established, as has beendone in U.P.5) The Gaushalas may get their workers trained at the Krishi Go-vigyuanAnusandhan Kendras.6) The State Government concerned should provide water and electricity toGaushalas and Pinjarapoles at concessional rates.

7) The Animal Husbandry Department of the State should ensure thatcomplete veterinary cover is provided to Gaushalas and Pinjarapoles.8) A well-equipped and far-reaching extension service should beorganised by the Animal Husbandry Department, independent of theAgriculture Extension Service, which mainly concentrates only on cropextension work.9) Arrangements should be made for providing adequate financialassistance to Gaushalas and Pinjarapoles for building up theirinfrastructure. Funds could be raised by levying a cess on export of leatherand leather goods.10) Scheme of working capital loan may be introduced for Gaushalas,Gausadans and Pinjarapoles. The State Governments can create venturecapital funds for this purpose in collaboration with NABARD.11) Gaushala Credit Cards, on the lines of the Kisan Credit Card, should begiven to Gaushalas, in which credit is given against future production ofmilk, bio-fertilisers, bio-pesticides, panchagavaya medicines etc. may alsohelp solve the problem of working capital. Under this scheme, Gaushalaswill get credit against their future production of milk, bio-fertilizer, bio-pesticide and panchgavya medicine etc.12) The State Government should evolve a margin money scheme forGaushalas, on the lines of KVICs Margin Money Scheme. Alternatively, asoft loan scheme can be introduced.

13) Contributions for running of Gaushalas such as Lag, Biti, Katauti andDharmada etc. should be legalised and their collection be regulated forutilisation in the improvement of Gaushalas and Pinjarapoles.14) Donations made to the registered Krishi Govigyan AnusandhanKendras be made completely Tax free under section 35 AC of Income Tax.15) For good working arrangements between Gaushalas-Pinjarapoles andthe State Governments, a cell should be created in the Department ofAnimal Husbandry under a competent authority.16) State Governments should organise annual meetings at State-levelbetween managers of Gaushalas-Pinjarapoles in the State and concernedState Government functionaries dealing with RD, AH and otherDepartments.


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17) An intensive training programme should be undertaken so that theycan understand the economic prospects of their own resources in the formof cow dung and cow urine.Feed and Fodder Development Paragraph 4118) Efforts should be made to change the mindset of agriculture scientistsfrom crop culture to sustainable animal culture in rain-fed areas of thecountry, where livestock contribution to the family income can be morethan 70%.19) The State Governments should have time-bound drives to evacuateCharagah lands and also have on-the-spot fast-track courts to deal withcases of unauthorised occupation of these lands.20) While alloting sivay chak (govt. land), it should be ensured thatpriority is given to the Gaushalas. In command areas, some patches shouldbe kept reserved for Gosadans and Gaushalas.21) The concerned Gram Panchayats should be involved in the allotmentprocess of grazing Beeds in forest areas. Also, the charges should be justnominal.22) The forest authorities should develop these beeds into first-rategrazing grounds, with the addition of fodder grasses and fodder trees suchas khejri, Ber, Aru etc.23) Charagah Conservation Committees should be set up to createawareness amongst the villagers, about the importance of conservingthese lands. Representatives from forest, revenue, agriculture andPanchayati Raj institutions should also be involved.24) Wastelands should be converted into grazing lands by planting grassesand fodder trees. This should be the responsibility of Gram Panchayats.The State Governments should give rewards to such village Panchayats.25) The vast areas of non-forest forests, should be utilised for developinggood grazing lands, for which time-bound projects should be taken up bythe State Forest Departments.26) Gaushalas should be exempted from the provisions of the Land CeilingActs in the States.27) A scheme for production of fodder seeds of high quality should bedeveloped and these should be made available at reasonable prices to thefarmers. High-yielding, drought-resistant varieties should be developedand propagated for use in areas of scanty rainfall.28) Forest and other grasses should be harvested during the monsoonseason and converted into hay and then packaged, compressed andtransported to user destinations, for use in seasons where there is fodderscarcity. Problem soils and wastelands should be developed into fodderresource banks.29) Crop residues should be converted into energetic feed and oil-mealsinto proteins. The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying shouldhave a special R&D fund to encourage institutions (both in public and

private sector) to undertake result-oriented and time-bound projects inthese areas.30) A Central Sector Scheme for establishing a database on various feedand fodder resources, feeding practices and consumption patterns invarious agro-climatic zones should be evolved and implemented. The database should be updated every two years.31) A separate Feed and Fodder Development Authority should beestablished, within the Department of Animal Husbandry, with necessarytechnical manpower to undertake inter-agency coordination in fodderproduction, fodder seed production, conservation and transport.32) Fodder Production and Demonstration Stations should be establishedat Divisional Headquarters in all the States, on the lines of the Regional


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Stations set up by the Central Government at seven places.33) Budgetary provision under the Scheme Assistance to States for Feedand Fodder Development should be enhanced. The States be asked toprepare realistic and result oriented projects for fodder development. TheDepartment of Animal Husbandry & Dairying should ensure that all thefunds that are allocated is fully utilised at the end of each Annual Plan.34) The State Governments, particularly those where cattle population islarge, should develop a system of having fodder reserves, just on thepattern of food grain reserves of Food Corporation of India.35) It should be made mandatory for Gaushalas, having land, to growfodder crops, fodder trees and grasses.36) The States should develop and maintain pasture and fodder patchesalong water reservoirs, canals and rivers.37) Panchayat Raj Institutions, such as Gram Panchayats and PanchayatSamitis, should be encouraged to prepare proposals for developingpasture-lands. The district planning committees should take up theseproposals on priority basis using united funds.38) It is desirable to put a ban on the use of combine harvesting machinesin their present form, as the wheat straw is completely crushed in thismechanised process. Burning of standing crop residues should beprohibited.39) The development of fodder plants through the adoption of TissueCulture techniques, should be encouraged.40) Fragmentary holdings should be consolidated as early as possibleeither by persuasion or legislation. Use of Khurpas should be banned,since this implement erases the grass by the root.Strategies for dealing with stray and so-called useless or dry cattle1) Establishment of Village Gosadans in each village Details in Paragraph482) Establishment of Cow Sanctuaries in each State details in Paragraph50.3) Establishment of Cattle Colonies - Some of the Cow Sanctuaries shouldbe selected for developing as Cattle Colonies as per details in Paragraph51.4) Establishment of a National Cattle Colony - The Central Govt. mayconsider to develop a National Cattle Colony in the Sevan grass area of

Jaisalmer district. Good indigenous breeds of cattle like Tharparkar may bekept there. Details are given in Paragraph 52 of the Report of theCommittee- Chapter VI.5) A Scheme for Eco-Friendly Cow-based Village Development should beevolved, as per the blue-print given in paragraph 53 of the Chapter.V. COMMITTEE ON BREED IMPROVEMENT AND PRESERVATIONSUMMARY OF SUGGESTIONS / RECOMMENDATIONS Chapter VIIBreeding Policy

1. The Government should review its breeding policy and provide moreemphasis to conservation of indigenous breeds. If required, a separatepolicy for conservation of indigenous cattle breeds and their germplasmshould be drawn up and translated into an implementable programme.2. Cross-breeding with exotic strains should be totally banned in the hometracts of the important cattle breeds and the ban should be strictly gotimplemented by the State Governments.3. A judicious mix of cross-breeding with exotic strains and preservationof indigenous germplasm should be maintained, while formulating thepolicy. Import of germplasm should be allowed only in very specific casesand after taking all the precautions to prevent the ingress of diseases intothe country.


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Implementation of the Breeding Programmes4. A proper institutionalised monitoring mechanism be established fromthe Centre downwards, so that the implementation of the Breeding Policydirectives is monitored closely.5. Directions should be given to the State Governments to draw up region-specific and breed-specific breeding strategies, programmes and plans toimplement the conservation programme.6. Targets should be allocated to the concerned State Governments, interms of actual numbers of cattleheads of the particular breed,infrastructure facilities such as sperm stations, bull farms etc.7. Regular review meetings should be held to consider the results achievedin terms of the physical and financial targets achieved, and correctiveaction taken wherever the targets are not met.8. The Centre in turn should provide adequate funding to the StateGovernments to implement the programmes and annual plans. Othersources of funding should also be tapped. (For example, the HaryanaGovernment is reportedly collecting Rs.0.10 per litre of milk from Gopalaks/ milk producers and the money goes into a fund, which is used tosupplement the efforts for breed improvement. The Government expectsto collect Rs.14 crore through this method).Creation of scope for larger use of indigenous cattle breeds9. The States should be directed to specifically delineate and identify, intheir respective breeding policies, the geographical boundaries of theareas where non-descript cattle should be upgraded by crossing with bullsof indigenous breeds.10. Once such areas are earmarked, no cross-breeding of non-descriptcattle, other than with bulls of indigenous breeds, should be permitted.This measure will provide an incentive to the farmers in the breeding tractsto rear male stock of indigenous breeds up to the breeding age, as thedemand will create a market for the bull semen or natural service.Consequently, the practice of disposing off the male calves for slaughterwill be curbed to a large extent.Supply of good quality breeding material in the breeding tracts11. The status of the indigenous breeds needs to be evaluated afresh. Thisis not only because the composition of cattle in the breeding tract haschanged, even the specimens and genetic make-up of the breeds haveundergone changes over the past few decades.12. Breeds, which no longer find favour with the farmers, whatever thereason may be, should be identified and these breeds should be preservedonly in the institutional farms, with improved conservation technologies.13. Breeds, which are accepted by the common farmer, should bedeveloped through region-specific and breed-specific programmes, aimedat selection in the breeding tracts and supply of improved quality ofgermplasm for breeding of cattle for supply to farmers on demand.

14. The progress of such programmes should be monitored through theinstitutional mechanism, recommended above to be set up.15. For sourcing cross-bred bulls, the Military dairy farms should be usedas a major source of contribution to the Bull production programme.Promotion of Breeders Organisations16. Government should encourage and promote the organisation andestablishment of breed-specific associations to represent the requirementsfor development of particular indigenous breeds.17. Such Associations can then form a Federation at the apex level to takeup issues with the Government either at the State or Central level.18. Government should accept the private sector players as partners in theefforts towards conservation of Indian breeds of cattle and achieve better


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results by involving them in a participatory manner.Enhancing the role of voluntary organisations - NGOs19. An inventory of Goshalas / Gosadans / Pinjrapoles having goodspecimens of indigenous breeds of cattle should be drawn up, alongwiththe details and numbers of cattle-heads.20. Such organisations should be designated with some appellation, whichwould distinguish them from other organisations maintaining other non-descript, aged or infirm cattle. For want of a better name, maybe the termGoshala could be used, with other organisations, not having theindigenous specimens, being termed as Gosadans or Pinjrapoles only.21. Each such designated organisation should adopt only one or twobreeds, depending on the strength and composition of their herds, andsegregate them from the other cattle, which they may like to continue tomaintain as part of their animal welfare role. A specific breed-improvement/conservation programme should be drawn up for eachdesignated organisation in consultation and collaboration with Governmentagencies.22. Such organisations can also participate in the Government-sponsoredprogrammes for rearing of male calves from weaning to maturity, forbreeding purposes. The male calves on becoming bulls can then besupplied to farmers and other clients in the breeding tracts for mating withbreedable females and for upgrading non-descript breeds in other areas.23. The designated organisations should also be provided with scientificand technical inputs and training for genetic evaluation and selection ofgermplasm for breed improvement and upgradation programmes.Use of Science and Technology24. Scientific and technological intervention in breeding programmesshould be urgently taken up as a priority by the concerned Governmentalagencies.25. Technologies such as artificial insemination, frozen semen production,progeny-testing, embryo transfer technology (ETT) should be used, afterproper evaluation, wherever required, so that modern up-dated scientificmethods can be used to give a fillip to the programme for conservation,preservation and upgradation of breeds.26. The comparative advantages of Artificial Insemination and NaturalService, should be studied and the appropriate method should be adoptedaccording to the specific needs, requirements and location of differentareas.27. Monitoring cells for certification of sperm stations and bulls for frozensemen, should be established at the State levels and only certified semenshould be used for AI, as suggested by the Working Group on AnimalHusbandry set up for the Tenth Plan proposals.Statistical Date Base28. A reliable data base should be developed with regard to all the details

of indigenous breeds, including their breeding tracts, numbers,characteristics, genetic make-up, germplasm, the institutional farms wherethey are being preserved and / or conserved and so on.29. Data bases should also be developed with regard to non-descript , aswell as cross-bred cattle.30. A proper distinction should be made in nomenclature and classificationof indigenous breeds, especially the recognised breeds, separating themfrom non-descript varieties. This classification should be communicated tothe data collectors at the filed level so that estimates of milk yield andother production data can be correctly collected.31. The Livestock Census must be conducted in a timely manner and, moreimportantly, the results compiled quickly.


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32. While taking the Cattle census, the data-collecting agency should alsogather details about the indigenous breeds, such as the name of the breedto which the specimen belongs, age, productivity etc.33. If it is not feasible to collect the detailed data through the LivestockCensus, which is conducted by laymen, as is the population census, aspecial Cattle Census should be got conducted in all the States, especiallyin the major cattle populated areas and breeding tracts to collect all thedetails.34. The data of the Cattle Census should be fed into the data-base andthen up-dated from time to time through surveys and other statisticalmethods for data collection.35. A breeding network should be set up by computerising and net-working all AI outlets, sperm stations, breeding farms and Goshalas andother agencies involved in the production of breeding material andimplementation of breeding programmes.36. Monitoring of all aspects and facets of the breeding activities shouldalso be done through use of the computerised mechanisms and networks.


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SignaturesName Location Date

Director Events OIPA India 2012-02-13

Paola Ghidotti Vigevano, Italy 2012-02-13

Naresh Kadyan Rep. OIPA in

India

Delhi, India 2012-02-13

Karen Eisenlord Studio City, United States Minor OutlyingIslands

2012-02-13

Naresh Kadyan, Representativeof OIPA in India

Delhi, Indiana 2012-02-13

Filomena Viana melksham, New York, United States 2012-02-13

JOHN RICHARD YOUNG East Norriton Township / Norristown,Pennsylvania, United States

2012-02-13

LENE HANSEN 2400, Delaware, United States 2012-02-13

lisa salazar Foster City, California 2012-02-13

Joel Finley Ogdensburg, New York, United States 2012-02-13

Alison Arnold Dagenham, United Kingdom 2012-02-13

nicolette ludolphi bremen, Delaware 2012-02-13

Nancy Roussy Ste-Florence, Canada 2012-02-13

Ewa Piasecka Warsaw, Poland 2012-02-13

andrea dunbar workington cumbria, United Kingdom 2012-02-13

Danuta Watola Kalety, Poland 2012-02-13

Mervi Rantala Tampere, Finland 2012-02-13

De Zustergroepen Tisselt, Nebraska, United States 2012-02-13

Jordan Kasteler Sandy, Utah 2012-02-13

Beth Animal Protector galt, California, United States 2012-02-13

Beatriz Fernandes So Paulo, Brazil 2012-02-13

Jackie Tryggeseth Sauk City, Wisconsin, United States 2012-02-13

R B Escondido, California, United States 2012-02-13

Tatjana Plieschke Beckum, Germany 2012-02-13

Sheryl Winkler Fredericksburg, Virginia 2012-02-13

Chantal Buslot Hasselt, Belgium 2012-02-13

Bobbie Murray Raleigh, North Carolina 2012-02-14


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Name Location Date

Peggy Acosta Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania 2012-02-14

loreli dejac blasdell, New York, United States 2012-02-14

ANTONINI Claudine bagnolet 2012-02-14

Sky Tilley New Haven, Kentucky 2012-02-14

Deneen Tokich Schererville, Indiana, United States 2012-02-14

Charlotte Vardan Los Angeles, California 2012-02-14

Ellen G Sussex, Wisconsin, United States 2012-02-14

dolores paddock cheshire, Connecticut 2012-02-14

Jon Spinac New York, New York 2012-02-14

Craig Geiger Olympia, Washington 2012-02-14

Abhishek Kadyan Delhi, India 2012-02-14Sukanya Kadyan Delhi, India 2012-02-14

Sharda Kadyan Delhi, India 2012-02-14

Saba Alemayehue Bellingham, Washington 2012-02-14

Magdalena Mazurek Marco Island, Florida 2012-02-14

Sami Signorino Kokomo, Indiana, United States 2012-02-14

Jacqui Trevillian Melton West, Australia 2012-02-14

JiYoung Chung Bundang, Korea, Republic of 2012-02-14

Maria Karlsson Gteborg, Sweden 2012-02-14

Irene Broeit Herford, Oregon, United States 2012-02-14

Maria Schneider Munich, Germany 2012-02-14

Ana Mesner Ljubljana, Slovenia 2012-02-14

Isabella Nicolaides Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States 2012-02-14

isabel esteve Castelloli, Spain 2012-02-14

carolyn hayton evandale, Australia 2012-02-14

Hana Copinga Invercargill, New Zealand 2012-02-14

Darlene Davis Detroit, Michigan, United States 2012-02-14

Irmgard Gutersohn Asperg, Germany 2012-02-14

Theodore Spachidakis piraeus, Greece 2012-02-14

marcus ferguson london, United Kingdom 2012-02-14


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Andrea Nemec Osijek, Croatia 2012-02-14

Axel Ritt Darmstadt, Germany 2012-02-14

Joanna Attard bahar ic-caghaq, Malta 2012-02-14

elisabetta rossi savona, Italy 2012-02-14

Amy Bernett Centerville, Ohio, United States 2012-02-14

Sandra Seia Aveiro, Portugal 2012-02-14

Nadezhda Peneva Karlsruhe, Germany 2012-02-14

Irma Fleischeuer Sittard, Netherlands 2012-02-14

Susan Esposito Staten Island, New York, United States 2012-02-14

Monique Angela Buijs De Weere, Netherlands 2012-02-14

dennis van elslans Amsterdam, Netherlands 2012-02-14Dario Lembo Catania, Italy 2012-02-14

Julie Goldman Chesterfield, Missouri, United States 2012-02-14

Manuela arioli Milano, Italy 2012-02-14

Ginger Geronimo Birmingham, Alabama, United States 2012-02-14

Kanika Pruthi Hisar, India 2012-02-14

Carrie Davis Bangor, Maine, United States 2012-02-14

T C Kitamoto-shi, Japan 2012-02-14

Jasmina Cuk Solna, Sweden 2012-02-14

Elisabeth Bechmann St. Plten, Austria 2012-02-14

Dorota Winiewska Wrocaw, Poland 2012-02-14

Lena Rehberger Grebenhain, Germany 2012-02-14

caspa ceacas norwich, United Kingdom 2012-02-14

vanessa allen Beaverton 2012-02-14

Michele Bowes Statesville, North Carolina 2012-02-14

Nicole Weber Pasadena, Maryland, United States 2012-02-14

Lesley Ann McArthur Lincoln, United Kingdom 2012-02-14

curien cristine saint jean la vetre, France 2012-02-14

Devindra Maharaj California, Trinidad and Tobago 2012-02-14

Valerie Hildebrand Winnipeg, MB., Canada 2012-02-14


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Name Location Date

Bea Calzada San Luis Potosi, Mexico 2012-02-14

tina horowitz philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 2012-02-14

Pearl Carter Denver, Colorado, United States 2012-02-14

june bullied toronto, California 2012-02-14

Gaby Seabra Anadia, Portugal 2012-02-14

Maria Lozano Valencia, Spain 2012-02-14

Melissa Geno Brentwood, Tennessee, United States 2012-02-14

Fight Right Ulm, Delaware, United States 2012-02-14

Carin Zellerman Stockholm, Sweden 2012-02-14

Annika Pettersson Boden, New York 2012-02-14

Katharina Hdl Donau, Austria 2012-02-14Lilo Prinz Au/ZH, Alabama, Switzerland 2012-02-14

Mike Rigoli Chicago, Illinois, United States 2012-02-15

James Walker janesville, Wisconsin, United States 2012-02-15

JOANN BROWN COLUMBUS, Ohio 2012-02-15

Carmen Ortiz New York, New York 2012-02-15

Constance Franklin Los Angeles, California, United States 2012-02-15

PFA Haryana Palwal, India 2012-02-15

preetiranjan raut baroda, India 2012-02-15

Kenny Vaher NYC, New York, United States 2012-02-15

Mary Bemis St George, Utah, United States 2012-02-15

Alison Nieuwoudt Pta, South Africa 2012-02-15

Kunal Shah kolkata, India 2012-02-15

amit sanghvi anjar, India 2012-02-15

Judith Abel Basel, Switzerland 2012-02-15

Bettina Lorenz Rhede, Germany 2012-02-15

Graciela Patrn Mederos Len, Spain 2012-02-15

Lindsay Jagneaux Mamou, Louisiana, United States 2012-02-15

kelly grimm davie, Florida 2012-02-15

Navari Elysium Bergen, Norway 2012-02-15


25/30

Name Location Date

Vitboxer Agneta Tingsryd, Sweden 2012-02-15

POIGNON Aurelie NANCY, New York, France 2012-02-15

MacKenzie Serpe Everett, Washington, United States 2012-02-15

Margaret Rigsby Hazel Green, Alabama, United States 2012-02-15

Christopher Evans Near Byton Hand, United Kingdom 2012-02-15

barbara ito monterotondo scalo, Italy 2012-02-15

Angela Tomic Novi Sad, United Kingdom 2012-02-15

Linda Scott Santa Fe, New Mexico 2012-02-16

jazmine ganado cebu city, Philippines 2012-02-16

emilia ruia albacete 2012-02-16

Melissa Wise Benbrook, Texas, United States 2012-02-16Maria F. Verona, Italy 2012-02-16

Beth Dowless Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States 2012-02-16

Marina La Placenta GLASGOW, United Kingdom 2012-02-16

Lloyd MacNeal Largo, Florida, United States 2012-02-16

Toni Adisano Brooklyn, New York, United States 2012-02-16

Vanditta Diwakar Suva, Hawaii, United States 2012-02-16

Rebecca Moule Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom 2012-02-17

Helene Beck Aarhus, Denmark 2012-02-17

Nina Rauball Heidelberg, Germany 2012-02-17

Kitty Autumn Catopia, United Kingdom 2012-02-17

S Voltolin Loganville, Georgia 2012-02-17

Sarah-Jane Marr durham, United Kingdom 2012-02-17

margaret lamontagne milllinocket, Maine, United States 2012-02-18

Garry Lough Wylie, Texas, United States 2012-02-18

Jessica Nyquist Colton, Oregon, United States 2012-02-18

Nafsika Tentokali Thessaloniki, Greece 2012-02-18

mini kaushik delhi, India 2012-02-18

Kay HelpSaveAnimals Sax., Germany 2012-02-18

pamela Hindle Toronto, Canada 2012-02-18


26/30

Name Location Date

Esther Chalaby Dallas, Texas 2012-02-18

Jerilyn Capaccione Aliquippa, Pennsylvania 2012-02-18

Drahomra Rudolsk Nejdek, Czech Republic 2012-02-18

Lesley Dove London, UK, New York, United Kingdom 2012-02-18

Michael S Coeymans, New York 2012-02-18

Morgan Bender Tomah, Wisconsin, United States 2012-02-19

Danielle Mawson Suwanee, Georgia 2012-02-19

carolyne tivey swadlincote, United Kingdom 2012-02-19

lynn williams uk, United Kingdom 2012-02-19

Sari Faber Heemstede, Netherlands 2012-02-19

Deborah Shillam Keighley, United Kingdom 2012-02-19Cynthia Scalici New Baltimore, Michigan, United States 2012-02-19

Fiona Dunne Lisburn, United Kingdom 2012-02-19

Charles Procter Strathmore, Canada 2012-02-19

Lacey Levitt Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, UnitedStates

2012-02-20

Kristina Golemanova Gabrovo, Bulgaria 2012-02-20

Tony Menechella Frankfort, Kentucky, United States 2012-02-20

nick dalzell owensboro, Kentucky, United States 2012-02-20

Elizabeth And Family Ontario, Canada 2012-02-20

S and B Stephens Ontario, Canada 2012-02-20

nuno miguel vocals lisboa, Portugal 2012-02-20

CRISTINA FERREIRA Rio de Janeiro, Rhode Island 2012-02-20

kathleen wissenz warminster, Pennsylvania, United States 2012-02-20

rosane agnoleto Cascavel, Mississippi, United States 2012-02-20

Beate Michl Nandlstadt, Delaware 2012-02-20

Edit Vakarcs Budapest, Hungary 2012-02-20

clarissa boico campinas, Brazil 2012-02-20

Maria Ralha Braga, Portugal 2012-02-20

Diane MacArthur Brighton, Canada 2012-02-20


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Name Location Date

Lexy Johnson Uniontown, Pennsylvania 2012-02-20

sandra sheehy Dublin., Illinois 2012-02-21

monica ghoodjani toronto, Canada 2012-02-21

jill Barrett Auckland, Arizona, United States 2012-02-21

Olivia Gunawan Jakarta, Indonesia 2012-02-21

Cathie Penalagan London 2012-02-21

Vijay Pinjarkar Nagpur, India 2012-02-21

Ginger Neimo Adelaide, Australia 2012-02-21

savannah van dongen merksplas, Belgium 2012-02-21

Pamela Case Pmb, South Africa 2012-02-21

Samantha Wilde Shropshire, United Kingdom 2012-02-21Sarah Dutch Mountains Sliedrecht, Netherlands 2012-02-21

Tudorache Adriana Bucharest, Romania 2012-02-21

Susan Griffiths Klagenfurt, Austria 2012-02-22

Dr.Shenita Etwaroo New York, New York 2012-02-22

Natalia Klasa Gdansk, Poland 2012-02-22

Wendy Douglas DUNDEE, United Kingdom 2012-02-23

Sylvie Bermannov Prague, Czech Republic 2012-02-23

Virve Hilvervik Molltorp, Sweden 2012-02-23

poonam khilnani New Delhi, India 2012-02-24

Rahul Sharma valsad, India 2012-02-24

Savita Upadhyay valsad, India 2012-02-24

Catherine Turley Orange, California, United States 2012-02-24

Teresa Rozenga osztyn, Poland 2012-02-24

Maria Bernardo atlantic beach, Florida, United States 2012-02-25

Sidney Vaghela Valsad, Guam, India 2012-02-25

Olga Gorovits Brooklyn, New York, United States 2012-02-25

Tanwi Sandelwood Onbekend, Belgium 2012-02-25

lucia acua buenos aires, Arkansas, United States 2012-02-26

bhavukta parikh vallabh vidyanagar, India 2012-02-27


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Name Location Date

Yelizaveta Demina Almaty, Kazakhstan 2012-02-28

devil 666 us, California, United States 2012-02-29

Anffridis Selge Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 2012-03-02

Rajender Yadav New Delh, Idaho, United States 2012-03-04

Izabela Sowa Krakow, Poland 2012-03-04

Norb Hil Cracow, Poland 2012-03-04

Sylwia Dawidek Krakw, Poland 2012-03-05

Abhishek Kadyan Journalist Delhi, Indiana, United States 2012-03-06

RENE CESPEDES LIMA, California, Peru 2012-03-06

Virginie Devigne Mumbai, Massachusetts, United States 2012-03-07

Christian Rodriguez Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States 2012-03-07angie chapman loughborough, United Kingdom 2012-03-07

Andrea Sreiber Subotica, Serbia 2012-03-07

Bettina Roeder Mannheim, Germany 2012-03-07

rose sullivan sf, California, United States 2012-03-07

Brandy Davis Clarksville, Tennessee, United States 2012-03-07

Chris K Bad Drrheim, Germany 2012-03-07

Julie Joe Clovis, New Mexico, United States 2012-03-07

Concerned Citizen New City, New York, United States 2012-03-07

Slavica Vukelic Belgrade, Serbia 2012-03-08

Charlotte Indira Singapore, Singapore 2012-03-08

Eva-Maria Heiderstdt Berlin, Germany 2012-03-09

vijay moola sheffield, United Kingdom 2012-03-12

naveen bandaru hyderabad, India 2012-03-12

Ravi Gandamala sheffield, Guam, United Kingdom 2012-03-12

krishnasri chaitanya hyderabad, India 2012-03-12

inisha saini dehradun, India 2012-03-14

Judyta Nowakowska Torun, Poland 2012-03-18

Cheryl Mulligan Chester, New York, United States 2012-03-19

Sheshasayee Melmangalam Singapore, Singapore 2012-03-22


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Name Location Date

Dharambir Singh ...., India 2012-03-22

Pasco India ...., India 2012-03-22

Navin Dhamija .., India 2012-03-22

marian madsen Competa, Spain 2012-03-22

Akiko Motomura London,, United Kingdom 2012-03-22

Yasiu Kruszynski Chicago, Illinois, United States 2012-03-22

DIANE KASTEL DOVER COURT UNIT A, Illinois, UnitedStates

2012-03-22

josephine barone ventabren, France 2012-03-22

susannah gardner kaitaia far north, New Zealand 2012-03-22

rc weimann mims, Florida, United States 2012-03-22

Melissa Frederiksen Nashville, Tennessee, United States 2012-03-22

anna meijers haelen, Netherlands 2012-03-22

chrouabi siham bruxelles, Belgium 2012-03-22

Natalie Van Leekwijck Beaverton, Oregon, United States 2012-03-22

Lise Vandal Alma, Canada 2012-03-22

Michael J. Garcia Monterey, California, United States 2012-03-22

viviane vanbuggenhout brussels, Iowa, United States 2012-03-22

Gabriella Laczi Hilo, Hawaii, United States 2012-03-23

Loredana Mainardi Roma, Italy 2012-03-23

marie perthuisot La Garde, Utah, United States 2012-03-23

ELIZA CLASS Miami, Florida, United States 2012-03-24

Yael Astrale paris, France 2012-03-24

Caroline Hurlock Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom 2012-03-24

liz johnson canton, Pennsylvania, United States 2012-03-24

Denise Dunlap Woodbridge, Virginia, United States 2012-03-24

Darlene Kauffman Bristol, Wisconsin, United States 2012-03-24

Judy Singer Vassalboro, Maine, United States 2012-03-24

Robin Shirley Culloden, West Virginia, United States 2012-03-24

SHARM Newaz Fresno, California, United States 2012-03-24


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Name Location Date

angela wilson troutville, Virginia, United States 2012-03-24

Daniela Bress Salzgitter, Germany 2012-03-24

Judith McFadden Banora Point, Australia 2012-03-25

Jesse Younce Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States 2012-03-25

gail dressel pinegrove, Pennsylvania, United States 2012-03-25

Rennie Miller Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, UnitedStates

2012-03-25

Jill Scott Glasgow, United Kingdom 2012-03-25

Annelies Craig Nambour, Australia 2012-03-26

Dominic Delarmente Pasay, Philippines 2012-03-26

tracy green Jupiter, Florida, United States 2012-03-26

Claudine Chevriaux poligny, Florida, United States 2012-03-27

Cynthia Henley Houston, Texas, United States 2012-03-28

Whitney Gordon Rural Hall, North Carolina, United States 2012-03-28

anat ben sherman oaks, California, United States 2012-03-29

may nyborg gibortad, Norway 2012-03-31

Documents

Naresh Kadyan Victory : Govt. take U turn on lifting ban on beef export : OIPA in India demands implementation of the National Cattle Commission Report, 2002 - Abhishek Kadyan