A few days back there was a newspaper report stating that around 2 dozen cows were run over by a train in a district of Uttar Pradesh, after being allegedly pushed on to the tracks by angry farmers, who complained of destruction of their crops by the rampaging cows. Similar incidents over the past 2 months were also said to have occurred , involving the death of several cows. Ironically, such incidents come in the wake of the call given by the Country's Animal Welfare Board to 'Hug the cow' on Valentine Day (Feb 14). It is time we stop making such ludicrous statements, and instead direct our efforts, energies and love to save these hapless creatures , especially the stray ones who roam the streets of every state, ruminating over garbage bins and ingesting deadly plastic.
