1. Different states have different policies on cattle

The first is states that do not restrict cattle slaughter, such as Kerala, West Bengal, Sikkim, and the Northeast There are 6 states in total such as Nagaland. These states are not in traditional Hindu areas. People slaughter and eat cows with almost no restrictions.

The second is that the slaughter of cows and calves is prohibited, but some other cattle can be slaughtered. This is the vast majority of states. For example, in Gujarat, the home state of the most stringent Prime Minister Modi, the 2017 law changed the prison sentence for cow slaughter from seven years to life imprisonment. In addition, those responsible for transporting cattle to the slaughterhouse will also be sanctioned, and can be jailed for up to 10 years.

Although most Indian local states prohibit the slaughter of cows and calves by law, the enforcement of the laws varies by state. Some states can slaughter bulls, some only allow the slaughter of sterile bulls, and some help Sick cattle are allowed to be slaughtered, and cattle of a certain age are allowed to be slaughtered. Although some states allow slaughter, they do not allow transportation, etc. These states prohibit the slaughter of cows and calves, with penalties for violators ranging from jail terms to fines. However, these states basically have no restrictions on slaughtering buffaloes and eating buffalo meat.

The third type is one of the few that prohibits the slaughter of any cow, such as Rajasthan. 2. Indians eat less beef

Indian vegetarians rarely eat red meat and mainly eat poultry and fish as animal foods. Hindu teachings also call people to respect animals. In their eyes, cows are like a second mother, and the goddess will also incarnate in the image of a cow. Therefore, it is not surprising that Hindu believers do not eat cows.

There are about 180 million Muslims in India, and these people eat beef. But compared with the total population of India, which is more than 1.3 billion, it can only be regarded as a minority. It can only be said that the consumption of beef is not much. Since killing is prohibited by law and because there are so few people eating it, there should be no market for beef in India. So, how can India export so much beef? Third, the cows are overcrowded, and everyone is happy to find a way out of exports

In India, since cows are respected, they lose value as their age increases to a certain age, and it also costs manpower and financial resources. That's what people don't want. As a result, many cattle were abandoned and wandered. Although the government also built sites to house some of them, it was a drop in the bucket. There are more and more cattle in the vast rural areas and they are overcrowded. Selling them for money is a good choice.

In this way, a beef business chain was formed: a large number of cattle were transported to states where cattle could be slaughtered, slaughtered and processed; some states were too strict about the transportation of cattle, so they were slaughtered in underground slaughterhouses. Private slaughtering and smuggling, cattle traders, tanneries, low-caste cattle killing professions...etc., are all busy. By 2014, India exported more than 2 million tons of beef, ranking among the top three in the world. The main trading countries are Vietnam and Malaysia. India claims that all it exports is buffalo meat, but the current situation of Indian cattle makes people wonder whether it is mixed with other beef.

In India, in rural areas, families generally raise cattle in the form of free-range cattle. The input cost is low and there is a profit when sold. From the perspective of the entire beef industry chain, the current export volume has exceeded India's traditional rice exports have promising prospects.

Under the temptation of huge profits, some sacred cows in India cannot escape the fate of being slaughtered.