We Vegeterian People

Author(s): Atul Doshi
Publisher: Atul Doshi

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Growth Rate... can we call it a growth?
• Milk- We are the biggest producer of milk in world. 16% of world production.3.50% growth rate in India compared to world average of 1.50% • Milk Export-16% growth compared to 6% growth in world export
Impact of growth of milk production
• India is at third place in terms of animals slaughtered.
⚫ India is at fifth position in beef production.
• India's beef export, growing at 15 % per annum in the last decade
• India emerged as a top exporter of buffalo meat in 2012-13, with 50% market share and it is growing .Buffalo meat production has nearly doubled between 2010 and 2013.
• India is at second position in leather production-10% of world production. • Leather production growth rate at 12% p.a. in India. Abovementioned numbers do not include the innumerable cows being illegally exported to Bangladesh every year:
According to Mr. Rashid Kadimi, president the of All India Meat and Livestock Exporters Association (AIMLEA), "There is a need to stop illegal exports of livestock cattle from India which is far higher than meat exports." He adds it is estimated that $5 billion (Rs. 30,000 crores) worth of cattle is smuggled
from India to Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal and from there to other destinations. (Note-We may feel that Rs. 30,000 crores is a very high amount, but there is no doubt that the matte is very serious.)
Whenever people say 'We mustn't be sentimental' you can take it they are about to do something cruel. And if they add 'We must be realistic' they mean they are going to make money out of it."
- Brigid Brophy (British author and Animal Right Activist)
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