Jessica, read my first post on this thread. As for, the cow, I agree with Scrummage`s analysis...in India, we have a lot of respect. We treat the Earth like a God....we pray for our brothers on rakhi, pray for our land on Vaisakhi, and pray for the benefit of mankind through all of our religions. same way, the cow is like a mother to the people who till the soil and use milk for energy...that is why killing it is like killing your mother.
