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- 2. In the recent past • Three Buddhist Groups emerge • Bodu Bala Sena • Sihala Ravaya • Ravana Balaya • Protest against Cattle Slaughter and Beef Eating
- 3. There were peaceful Marches
- 4. And sit in protests
- 6. Ugly Brawls
- 8. Going above the law
- 9. But The Culmination of all protests were…..
- 10. The Self Immolation of Ven Bowatte Indrarathna Thera Protest against cattle slaughter and beef eating
- 11. These campaigns leads to • Awareness of cattle slaughter • How they are slaughtered • The suffering the animals( during slaughter) • Animosity with the groups in beef trade • Refraining from eating beef
- 12. Historical Evidence Against Cattle Slaughter/Beef Eating • King Elara Killed his son for killing a calf • King Mahinda IV indicated in “Wewelketiya Gratiffi” punishments for cattle slaughter • King Bhathikabhaya demoted people who ate beef in to Janitors • Ibn Battuta explained in his records about punishments for cattle slaughter • Ma Huan also explained about attitudes of sihhala society towards cattle slaughter
- 13. Social Background of Cattle Slaughter /Beef Eating • Used in agriculture • Raise as their own children • Gives milk, transport and natural fertilizer • slaughtering / eating beef despised • Beef eaters low caste people
- 14. Religious Background of Cattle Slaughter/Beef Eating • Buddha taught Ahimsa • Taking life of another considered to be a sin • But never prohibit monks from eating meat Refuse Devadatta’s request • In Hinduism cattle is a holy animal (lord Siva’s Vehicle)
- 15. Jivaka Sutta • three instances meat should not be partaken, when • (1) seen, • (2) heard, or when • (3) there is suspicion. (That the living being has been purposely slaughtered for the eater)
- 16. • prohibited the eating of flesh of 10 animals • human beings, elephants, horses, dogs, snakes, lions, tigers, leopards, bears and hyenas. • cattle were not included in this list. • Mahagopalaka Sutta explains the qualities of good cattle farmer
- 17. Europeans came in 1505 • They ate beef • Sinhala peoples attitude towards beef eating changes with Europeans • They supplied the Europeans with cattle and themselves start eating beef
- 18. The Legal Aspects of Cattle Slaughter • Animal Act (No. 29 of 1958) • slaughter of heifers and cows are prohibited.(neat cattle and Buffalo) • The cows slaughtered with government vet surgeons certificate ( 10 years old / not productive/poor health.) • The neat cattle bulls can be slaughtered. • Buffalo bulls cannot be slaughtered unless GVS certify (10 years old / not productive/poor health.)
- 19. Ethical Aspects of Cattle Slaughter/Beef Eating • The way we treat non-human animals (be it a dog, a cow, a mice).Slaughtering /ill treating/using in experiments • No religious belief, faith or fear of punishment involved. • Based on deep thinking and conviction ( Animal Liberation: Towards an End to Man’s Inhumanity To Animals” Peter singer )
- 20. With ones conviction One can become…. • A vegan or a Vegetarian Ovo-vegetarian or Lacto -- vegetarian This is purely a personal act
- 22. Neat Cattle and Buffalo Populations in Sri Lanka in 1000s 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Neat Cattle Population Buffalo Population
- 23. The Milk Production in 1000liters 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 neat Cattle Buffalo
- 24. Slaughter of Cattle-1000heads 0 50 100 150 200 250 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Whole Island Colombo MC
- 25. Milking Cows Dry Cows Neat Cattle 280250 287760 568010 Buffalo 94290 77180 171470 Total 739480 Current productive dairy herd
- 26. Implications of Banning Cattle Slaughter and Beef Eating
- 27. If Cattle slaughter is banned • With in few years the cattle population will rise to millions • Will be an uncontrollable pest • Will graze all the grass lands available • Make the country a dessert by deforestation
- 28. • Small holders, will give up dairying • They cannot feed all the cattle-no land • No profits from selling additional cows and bulls • Unprofitable business • Large herds keepers will go out of business because their main business is beef trade
- 29. Suggestions • Using sexed semen That produce female calves at 95% accuracy • Establish Cattle sanctuaries That can maintain unproductive animals and bulls • Export all the bulls and unproductive cows
- 30. Conclusion • The sex semen expensive Still no answer to unproductive cows • Cattle sanctuaries-there is no adequate land, lack of grass, and non profitable venture • Exporting Bulls and unproductive animals, for slaughter –Again for slaughter
- 31. • No dairy industry without a beef industry • Milk powder / milk products import from factory farms.-worse than ours • Humane methods of cattle management/ slaughter methods is the need.
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- These cows can produce one calf a year If we take 50% of that, every year they would produce 369,740 calves Of which 50% would be male calves, so we will have at least 184,870 male calves per year These cows can produce one calf a year If we take 50% of that, every year they would produce 369,740 calves Of which 50% would be male calves, so we will have at least 184,870 male calves per year