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Indian stray cows pose a serious threat to the global ecosystem
More than one-fourth of the world’s cows are in India. The cattle population in India is growing more rapidly than the rest of the world because of the slaughter ban. Cows contribute more to global warming than the entire transport industry by burping, belching and excreting massive quantity of methane. Freely roaming stray cows pollute the environment many times more than cows in farms. A huge number of abandoned cows in India is thus an alarming problem.
Methane is 86 times worse for global warming than carbon dioxide. Excessive emission of Methane gas is toxic to global environment and human health. The livestock is responsible for the emission 18 per cent of the greenhouse gases according to a report of UN Food and Agricultural Organisation. Cows alone are more damaging to environment than all locomotives.
European scientists are increasingly asking for the reduction of cattle livestock. They are proposing artificial milk and meat to reduce the burden on the environment. This plan could be possible for Western countries. But in India, it is hard to cut the number of cattle since India has banned cow slaughtering in big states.
According to the US Department of Agriculture, India has 305 million cattle population which is the largest in the world in 2018. It is estimated that the…
