India's Holy Cash Cow.

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    • Subject Terms:
      COWS; ANIMAL welfare & ethics; INFORMAL sector; LEATHER industry; RELIGION
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    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on the sacred status of cows in India and the inhuman treatment of cows resulting from Western societies' demand for leather. The Plants and Animals Welfare Society executive Nilesh Bhanage comments on the illegal leather trade and unregulated slaughterhouses. The two Indian states are mentioned where the slaughter of cattle is permitted. The views of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Europe's director Poorva Joshipura are noted.