Baqra eid in India and COWS

[Ranjhaa]

Re: Baqra eid in India and COWS

@Aceones

then why buffalo is allowed to be slaughtered and its meat is available in most of india (as people mentioned in this thread from their experience) but not cow?

For Hindus I guess it is the same thing, I have never come across anybody who will eat buffalo meat but have an allergy to cow meat. You either eat both or neither I feel. As to why buffalo slaughter is allowed and cow not, I really don’t think there is a logical answer. I guess it is just that cow is thought to be more docile and perhaps needing some extra protection as strange as it might sound .

Another amusing thing I always wonder is why do Hindus not eat pork. I have hardly come across any Hindus in India who eat pork. “No Beef, No Pork” is a very common sign across many eating places even in places with very low or negligible Muslim populations. As far as I know there isn’t even any religious directive against eating pork in Hinduism, but perhaps somebody else knows better.