The Ahimsa Dairy knows only too well the anxiety of waiting for results after our cattle have been tested for Bovine TB. Last year we were biting our finger nails to the bone after the vet came to our Welsh sanctuary to test the herd. The outcome would have been unthinkable had any of them tested positive. We are committed to a no slaughter policy and all of our animals are allowed to live out…
Continue readingGandhi once wrote: “Cow protection takes the human being beyond this species. The cow to me means the entire sub-human world. Man through the cow is enjoined to realise his identity with all that lives. Why the cow was selected for apotheosis is obvious to me. She was the giver of plenty. Not only did she give milk, but she also made agriculture possible” These words are an inspiration to us at the Ahimsa Dairy…
Continue readingSo we are already three weeks into the New Year. In the UK everyone is back at work and struggling with colds, commuting and of course the seasonally snowy weather. The Ahimsa herd are tucked up in their respective barns in Kent and Wales, where our sanctuary for retired cows and bull calves is. They had a bit of fresh air when the sun came out (does anyone remember what it looks like?), but are…
Continue readingOf all creatures, the cow is given a special place in Hindu Indian religious tradition: ‘I speak to those who are aware: do not harm the cow, for in so doing, you are harming the earth and the whole of humanity.’ Rig Veda 8.101.15 Despite the veneration bestowed on the cow, there is no formal worship of a ‘cow-goddess’ in Hindu temples. Rather the cow is respected in her own right as one of humankind’s…
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