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Those of you who has been to Bhutan and knows about Bhutan may be surprised looking at the title but do not be so surprised. As excessive livestock is creating pressure on the pasture and degrading environment, Bhutan government has allowed killing cows to save the environment. Besides, this would help to meet the growing demand of meat of Bhutan people. I am quoting from the report published in Kuensel online:

The European Union (EU) supported livestock project is looking at ways to encourage farmers with huge stock of animals to reduce the numbers by slaughtering them and selling it within the country.

This, according to livestock officials, will be done in such a way that it allows farmers and villagers to manage just the required number of animals that are productive and lead to increased income at the same time.

Till now, Bhutan used to import all kinds of livestock products from India. This new system would allow Bhutan to meet its people's demand of meat. Killing livestock goes against religious values but there are many farmers who have large number of livestock and they are useless as they do not produce milk. This excessive number of cows are creating huge pressure on the existing pasture land of Bhutan and causing environmental degradation. Bhutan’s Chief Vetinary Officer Dr. Karma Tenzing said that religious values held back the farmers from killing cows and earning money by selling the meat, but now for the monetary benefits of the farmers, they can slaughter cows if there are too many.

Personally, I also do not support unnecessary killing of animals. In case of the people of Bhutan, they have large number of cows that would help to meet the growing demand of meat products of the people and they would not have to import meat products from India. So, I do not see any problem in killing few cows. Don’t you agree with me?

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